Mysteries, Westerns, and science fiction are excluded unless they were or are scorned. The purpose of this book is to describe and to define the genres represented in the collection, to explore their value and significance both historically and culturally, to trace their publishing histories, to examine how and why they were scorned by some yet read avidly by target audiences, to analyze reading experiences, plots, characters, authors, editors, and modes of writing.
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