Brought to bay, or, Experiences of a city detective
By: by James M'Govan
Edition: 9th ed.
Publisher: J. Menzies & Co.; Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.
Published: 1884
Place of publication: Edinburgh; London
Language: eng
Format: /
Number of pages: 413
Subjects: James M'Govan (Fictitious character); Fiction
Other titles: Brought to bay; Experiences of a city detective
Notes: Short stories.

Bound in illustrated paper-covered boards.

Topp, C.W.  Victorian yellowbacks & paperbacks, 1849-1905, Simpkin, Marshall 688

Glover & Greene.  Victorian detective fiction, 323a

Electronic reproduction. Atlanta, Ga.: Emory University Digital Library Publications Program, 2010. Emory Digital Library

digitized 2009 public domain
Table of contents: title: A friendly lift; title: Left her home; title: M'Sweeny among body-snatchers; title: Mistaken identity; title: A poacher's grudge; title: Trapped at last; title: Spirit Nelly's mission; title: Playing on a piano case; title: Sparrow's fight to be honest; title: Poor Peep, the cracksman's dog; title: A man-coquette; title: Billy and me; title: M'Sweeny and his ghost; title: Traced by a book; title: A woman's revenge; title: Wee Punch, the dog-detective; title: The ghost of the ring; title: The story of a bullet; title: Card-sharpers sharped; title: A mother's love; title: The magic portmanteaus; title: Ragamuffin Joe; title: Tracking a child-stealer; title: M'Sweeny among smugglers; title: A drunkard's last bout; title: Bessie, the orange girl; title: Garrotted to order; title: The romance of a watch; title: M'Sweeny and two tigresses; title: A drunken thief.