The Oxford book of Victorian detective stories
By: selected and introduced by Michael Cox.
Contributors: Cox, Michael, 1948-
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Oxford [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 578
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories, English; English fiction -- 19th century
Other titles: Victorian detective stories
Description: "Detective stories, with their ingeniously devised plots and emphasis on the power of deduction, were beloved by the Victorians. Here, Michael Cox has assembled thirty-one of the finest examples of the genre with contributions from such major figures as Edgar Allan Poe, J.S. Le Fanu, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Baroness Orczy, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as a host of less familiar writers."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [576]-578).
Originally published under title: Victorian tales of mystery and detection. 1992.