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Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story by M. Cook Pdf
Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story is a lively series of case studies celebrating the close relationship between detective fiction and the ghost story. It features many of the most famous authors from both genres including Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, M. R. James and Tony Hillerman.
Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story by M. Cook Pdf
Detective Fiction and the Ghost Story is a lively series of case studies celebrating the close relationship between detective fiction and the ghost story. It features many of the most famous authors from both genres including Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, M. R. James and Tony Hillerman.
Montague Rhodes James OM, MA, FBA (1 August 1862 – 12 June 1936), who used the publication name M. R. James, was an English author, medievalist scholar and provost of King's College, Cambridge (1905–1918), and of Eton College (1918–1936). He is best remembered for his ghost stories, which are regarded as among the best in the genre. James redefined the ghost story for the new century by abandoning many of the formal Gothic clichés of his predecessors and using more realistic contemporary settings. However, James's protagonists and plots tend to reflect his own antiquarian interests. Accordingly, he is known as the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story".James was born in Goodnestone Parsonage, near Dover in Kent, England, although his parents had associations with Aldeburgh in Suffolk. From the age of three (1865) until 1909 his home, if not always his residence, was at the Rectory in Great Livermere, Suffolk. This had also been the childhood home of another eminent Suffolk antiquary, "Honest Tom" Martin (1696–1771) "of Palgrave." Several of his ghost stories are set in Suffolk, including "'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad'" (Felixstowe), "A Warning to the Curious" (Aldeburgh), "Rats" and "A Vignette" (Great Livermere). He lived for many years, first as an undergraduate, then as a don and provost, at King's College, Cambridge, where he was also a member of the Pitt Club. The university provides settings for several of his tales. Apart from medieval subjects, James studied the classics and appeared very successfully in a staging of Aristophanes' play The Birds, with music by Hubert Parry. His ability as an actor was also apparent when he read his new ghost stories to friends at Christmas time.In September 1873 he arrived as a boarder at Temple Grove School, one of the leading boys' preparatory schools of the day.James is best known for his ghost stories, but his work as a medievalist scholar was prodigious and remains highly respected in scholarly circles. Indeed, the success of his stories was founded on his antiquarian talents and knowledge. His discovery of a manuscript fragment led to excavations in the ruins of the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, in 1902, in which the graves of several twelfth-century abbots described by Jocelyn de Brakelond (a contemporary chronicler) were rediscovered, having been lost since the Dissolution. His 1917 edition of the Latin Lives of Saint Aethelberht, king and martyr (English Historical Review 32), remains authoritative.He catalogued many of the manuscript libraries of the Cambridge colleges. Among his other scholarly works, he wrote The Apocalypse in Art, which placed illuminated Apocalypse manuscripts into families. He also translated the New Testament Apocrypha and contributed to the Encyclopaedia Biblica (1903). His ability to wear his learning lightly is apparent in his Suffolk and Norfolk (Dent, 1930), in which a great deal of knowledge is presented in a popular and accessible form, and in Abbeys (Great Western Railway, 1925).James also achieved a great deal during his directorship of the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (1893–1908). He managed to secure a large number of important paintings and manuscripts, including notable portraits by Titian.James was Provost of Eton College from 1918 to 1936. He died in 1936 and was buried in Eton town cemetery.
Ghost-Seers, Detectives, and Spiritualists by Srdjan Smajić Pdf
This book is a study of the narrative techniques that developed for two very popular forms of fiction in the nineteenth century - ghost stories and detective stories - and the surprising similarities between them in the context of contemporary theories of vision and sight. Srdjan Smajić argues that to understand how writers represented ghost-seers and detectives, the views of contemporary scientists, philosophers, and spiritualists with which these writers engage have to be taken into account: these views raise questions such as whether seeing really is believing, how much of what we 'see' is actually only inferred, and whether there may be other (intuitive or spiritual) ways of seeing that enable us to perceive objects and beings inaccessible to the bodily senses. This book will make a real contribution to the understanding of Victorian science in culture, and of the ways in which literature draws on all kinds of knowledge.
Narratives of Enclosure in Detective Fiction by M. Cook Pdf
The locked room mystery is one of the iconic creations of popular fiction. Michael Cook's critical study reveals how this archetypal form of the puzzle story has had a significant effect in shaping the immensely popular genre of detective fiction. The book includes analysis of texts from Poe to the present day.
Mark Twain,Robert Louis Stevenson,Edgar Allan Poe,Jack London,Théophile Gautier,Arthur Conan Doyle,Ralph Adams Cram,Guy de Maupassant,Thomas Hardy,William Archer,Daniel Defoe,Cleveland Moffett,Rudyard Kipling,Ambrose Bierce,Frederick Marryat,Ellis Parker Butler,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Erckmann-Chatrian,Mary E. Hanshew,Leopold Kompert,Chester Bailey Fernald,Florence Marryat,Vincent O'Sullivan,E. F. Benson,M. R. James,Arthur B. Reeve,E. T. A. Hoffmann,Anton Chekhov,Margaret Oliphant,A. T. Quiller-Couch,Amelia B. Edwards,Anna Katherine Green,Fitz-James O'Brien,Katherine Rickford,Pliny the Younger,Helena Blavatsky,Villiers de l'Isle Adam,William F. Harvey,Fiona Macleod,William T. Stead,Gambier Bolton,Andrew Jackson Davis,Nizida,Walter F. Prince,Sir Robert Anderson,Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Author : Mark Twain,Robert Louis Stevenson,Edgar Allan Poe,Jack London,Théophile Gautier,Arthur Conan Doyle,Ralph Adams Cram,Guy de Maupassant,Thomas Hardy,William Archer,Daniel Defoe,Cleveland Moffett,Rudyard Kipling,Ambrose Bierce,Frederick Marryat,Ellis Parker Butler,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Erckmann-Chatrian,Mary E. Hanshew,Leopold Kompert,Chester Bailey Fernald,Florence Marryat,Vincent O'Sullivan,E. F. Benson,M. R. James,Arthur B. Reeve,E. T. A. Hoffmann,Anton Chekhov,Margaret Oliphant,A. T. Quiller-Couch,Amelia B. Edwards,Anna Katherine Green,Fitz-James O'Brien,Katherine Rickford,Pliny the Younger,Helena Blavatsky,Villiers de l'Isle Adam,William F. Harvey,Fiona Macleod,William T. Stead,Gambier Bolton,Andrew Jackson Davis,Nizida,Walter F. Prince,Sir Robert Anderson,Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton Publisher : Good Press Page : 1076 pages File Size : 42,9 Mb Release : 2023-11-19 Category : Fiction ISBN : EAN:8596547671565
Tingling Treats for Halloween: Detective Yarns, Supernatural Mysteries & Ghost Stories by Mark Twain,Robert Louis Stevenson,Edgar Allan Poe,Jack London,Théophile Gautier,Arthur Conan Doyle,Ralph Adams Cram,Guy de Maupassant,Thomas Hardy,William Archer,Daniel Defoe,Cleveland Moffett,Rudyard Kipling,Ambrose Bierce,Frederick Marryat,Ellis Parker Butler,Nathaniel Hawthorne,Wilkie Collins,Thomas W. Hanshew,Erckmann-Chatrian,Mary E. Hanshew,Leopold Kompert,Chester Bailey Fernald,Florence Marryat,Vincent O'Sullivan,E. F. Benson,M. R. James,Arthur B. Reeve,E. T. A. Hoffmann,Anton Chekhov,Margaret Oliphant,A. T. Quiller-Couch,Amelia B. Edwards,Anna Katherine Green,Fitz-James O'Brien,Katherine Rickford,Pliny the Younger,Helena Blavatsky,Villiers de l'Isle Adam,William F. Harvey,Fiona Macleod,William T. Stead,Gambier Bolton,Andrew Jackson Davis,Nizida,Walter F. Prince,Sir Robert Anderson,Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton Pdf
This unique horror collection is meticulously edited & formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: Suspense Stories: The Box with the Iron Clamps (Florence Marryat) The Birth Mark (Nathaniel Hawthorne) The Oblong Box (Edgar Allan Poe) A Terribly Strange Bed (Wilkie Collins) The Torture by Hope (Villiers de l'Isle Adam) The Great Valdez Sapphire (Anonymous) The Mysterious Card (Cleveland Moffett) My Fascinating Friend (William Archer) The Lost Room (Fitz-James O'Brien)Detective Stories: A Scandal in Bohemia (A. Conan Doyle) The Safety Match (Anton Chekhov) The Black Hand (Arthur B. Reeve) The Purloined Letter (Edgar Allan Poe) The Rope of Fear (Thomas W. Hanshew and Mary E. Hanshew) The Biter Bit (Wilkie Collins) Missing: Page Thirteen (Anna Katherine Green) Some Scotland Yard Cases (Sir Robert Anderson) Ghost Stories: The Horla (Guy de Maupassant) Number 13 (Montague Rhodes James) Thrawn Janet (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Man Who Went Too Far (E.F. Benson) To Sura: A Letter (Pliny the Younger) The Beast with Five Fingers (William F. Harvey) Joseph: A Story (Katherine Rickford) Sister Maddelena (Ralph Adams Cram) The Phantom Rickshaw (Rudyard Kipling) The Apparition of Mrs. Veal (Daniel Defoe) Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book (M. R. James) The Haunted and the Haunters (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton) The Silent Woman (Leopold Kompert) The Rival Ghosts (Brander Matthews) The Damned Thing (Ambrose Bierce) The Interval (Vincent O'Sullivan) Dey Ain't No Ghosts (Ellis Parker Butler) The Banshees of Ireland Some Real American Ghosts The Deserted House (E. T. A. Hoffmann) The Withered Arm (Thomas Hardy) The House and the Brain (Lord Edward Bulwer-Lytton) The Roll-Call of the Reef (A. T. Quiller-Couch) The Open Door (Mrs. Margaret Oliphant) The Mysterious Sketch (Erckmann-Chatrian) Green Branches (Fiona Macleod) The Were-Wolf (H. B. Marryatt) Clarimonde (Théophile Gautier) The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral (M. R. James) Paranormal Psychic Stories Humorous Mystery Stories...
The Technique of the Mystery Story Illustrated by Carolyn Wells Pdf
A complete practical guide for detective and mystery story writers of today. How to arrange, invent, plot out, develop and narrate ingenious, convincing, and baffling stories of crime. CONTENTS: CHAPTER I--THE ETERNAL CURIOUS 1. The Inquisition into the Curious is Universal 2. Early Riddles 3. The Passion for Solving Mysteries CHAPTER II--THE LITERATURE OF MYSTERY 1. The Rightful Place of the Mystery Story in Fiction 2. The Mystery Story Considered as Art 3. The Claims of Antagonists and Protagonists CHAPTER III--THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY 1. Ancient Mystery Tales CHAPTER IV--GHOST STORIES 1. A Working Classification 2. The Ghost Story 3. Famous Ghost Stories 4. The Humorous Ghost Story CHAPTER V--RIDDLE STORIES 1. Some Notable Riddle Stories 2. The Nature of the Riddle Story and Its Types CHAPTER VI--DETECTIVE STORIES 1. What Is a Detective Story 2. Rise of the Detective Story 3. The Detective--Fictive and Real 4. Fiction versus Fact 5. The Interest of the Detective Story 6. A Summing Up CHAPTER VII--THE DETECTIVE 1. The Real Detective and His Work 2. Fictive Detective Material 3. The Transcendent Detective 4. Pioneer Detectives of Fiction 5. Recent Detectives of Fiction 6. The Scientific Detective of Fiction 7. The New Psychology in Detective Stories 8. Other Types CHAPTER VIII--DEDUCTION 1. Ratiocination in Early Detective Stories 2. Deduction Used in Every-day Life 3. The Analytical Element in the Detective Story 4. Poe's Detective--The Prototype 5. The Detective in the Novel CHAPTER IX--APPLIED PRINCIPLES 1. The Detectives of Poe, Doyle, and Gaboriau 2. Individuality of these Detectives 3. The Real Sherlock Holmes CHAPTER X--THE RATIONALE OF RATIOCINATION 1. Sherlock Holmes' Method 2. Lecoq's Method 3. Other Methods 4. Holmes' Method Evaluated 5. The Inductive and the Deductive Methods 6. Two Striking Examples CHAPTER XI--CLOSE OBSERVATION 1. The Search for Clues 2. The Bizarre in Crime 3. The Value of the Trivial 4. The Tricks of Imitation
A Counter-History of Crime Fiction by Maurizio Ascari Pdf
This book takes a look at the evolution of crime fiction. Considering 'criminography' as a system of inter-related sub-genres, it explores the connections between modes of literature such as revenge tragedies, the gothic and anarchist fiction, while taking into account the influence of pseudo-sciences such as mesmerism and criminal anthropology.
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Death of a Ghost" by Margery Allingham. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Finalist for the Irish Book Award for Crime Fiction Book of the Year, a Classic Cozy Big-House Mystery Haunted by the Specters of World War One—For Readers of Agatha Christie and Simone St. James Winter 1917. As the First World War enters its most brutal phase, back home in England, everyone is seeking answers to the darkness that has seeped into their lives. At Blackwater Abbey, on an island off the Devon coast, armaments manufacturer Lord Highmount has arranged a spiritualist gathering to contact his two sons, both of whom died at the front. Among the guests, two have been secretly dispatched from the intelligence service: Kate Cartwright, a friend of the family who lost her beloved brother at the Somme and who, in the realm of the spiritual, has her own special gift; and the mysterious Captain Donovan, recently returned from Europe. Top secret plans for weapons developed by Lord Highmount’s company have turned up in Berlin, and there is reason to believe enemy spies will be in attendance. As the guests arrive, it becomes clear that each has something they would rather keep hidden. Then, when a storm descends, they find themselves trapped on the island. Soon one of their number will die. For Blackwater Abbey is haunted in more ways than one . . . . An unrelenting, gripping mystery, packed with twists and turns and a kindling of romance, A House of Ghosts is the perfect cold-weather read.
The Technique of the Mystery Story by Carolyn Wells Pdf
In this book the author of those successful mystery stories, 'The Clue,' "A Chain of Evidence,' "Curved Blades' and others, takes the student into the laboratory where such novels are made and elucidates the processes clearly. But plot is by no means reduced to a formula. Instead, the resource and invention of the writer is stimulated to the utmost. "It is a book that will be read many times by the ambitious would-be writer." -The Springfield Union "I cannot imagine any one leaving it unfinished, once having begun to read it. Yet, when you see it announced as 'a complete practical study of the form, with examples from the best mystery writers,' you not only smile, but feel sure that the author smiled, too. The table of contents is delicious. Chapter IV, for instance, is about ghost stories, and it is divided into four parts: a working classification, the ghost story, famous ghost stories, the humorous ghost story. Against attempting the last, by the way, the novice is warned....Miss Wells makes some surprising statements. 'A true lover of detective fiction,' she writes, 'never reads detailed newspaper accounts of crime....Immensely interesting.'" -The Nation Carolyn Wells was a prolific author of mystery novels. In this detailed book, she teaches the history, types, principles, devices, plots, and structures of mystery writings. This is virtually a miniature course in creative writing of the mystery story. Chapter I--THE ETERNAL CURIOUS Chapter II--THE LITERATURE OF MYSTERY Chapter III--THE HISTORY OF MYSTERY Chapter IV--GHOST STORIES Chapter V--RIDDLE STORIES Chapter VI--DETECTIVE STORIES Chapter VII--THE DETECTIVE Chapter IX--APPLIED PRINCIPLES Chapter X--THE RATIONALE OF RATIOCINATION Chapter XI--CLOSE OBSERVATION Chapter XII--OTHER DETECTIVES OF FICTION Chapter XIII--PORTRAITS Chapter XIV--DEVIOUS DEVICES Chapter XV--FOOTPRINTS AND FINGERPRINTS Chapter XVI--MORE DEVICES Chapter XVII--FAKE DEVICES Chapter XV--MURDER IN GENERAL Chapter XIX--PERSONS IN THE STORY Chapter XX--THE HANDLING OF THE CRIME Chapter XXI--THE MOTIVE Chapter XXII--EVIDENCE Chapter XXIII--STRUCTURE Chapter XXIV--PLOTS
British Detective Fiction 1891–1901 by Clare Clarke Pdf
This book examines the developments in British serial detective fiction which took place in the seven years when Sherlock Holmes was dead. In December 1893, at the height of Sherlock’s popularity with the Strand Magazine’s worldwide readership, Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his detective. At the time, he firmly believed that Holmes would not be resurrected. This book introduces and showcases a range of Sherlock’s most fascinating successors, exploring the ways in which a huge range of popular magazines and newspapers clamoured to ensnare Sherlock’s bereft fans. The book’s case-study format examines a range of detective series-- created by L.T. Meade; C.L. Pirkis; Arthur Morrison; Fergus Hume; Richard Marsh; Kate and Vernon Hesketh-Prichard— that filled the pages of a variety of periodicals, from plush monthly magazines to cheap newspapers, in the years while Sherlock was dead. Readers will be introduced to an array of detectives—professional and amateur, male and female, old and young; among them a pawn-shop worker, a scientist, a British aristocrat, a ghost-hunter. The study of these series shows that there was life after Sherlock and proves that there is much to learn about the development of the detective genre from the successors to Sherlock Holmes. “In this brilliant, incisive study of late Victorian detective fiction, Clarke emphatically shows us there is life beyond Sherlock Holmes. Rich in contextual detail and with her customary eye for the intricacies of publishing history, Clarke’s wonderfully accessible book brings to the fore a collection of hitherto neglected writers simultaneously made possible but pushed to the margins by Conan Doyle’s most famous creation.” — Andrew Pepper,, Senior Lecturer in English and American Literature, Queen's University, Belfast Professor Clarke's superb new book, British Detective : The Successors to Sherlock Holmes, is required reading for anyone interested in Victorian crime and detective fiction. Building on her award-winning first monograph, Late-Victorian Crime Fiction in the Shadows of Sherlock, Dr. Clarke further explores the history of serial detective fiction published after the "death" of Conan Doyle's famous detective in 1893. This is a path-breaking book that advances scholarship in the field of late-Victorian detective fiction while at the same time introducing non-specialist readers to a treasure trove of stories that indeed rival the Sherlock Holmes series in their ability to puzzle and entertain the most discerning reader. — Alexis Easley, Professor of English, University of St.Paul, Minnesota
Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood by Algernon Blackwood Pdf
Thirteen stories, including "The Willows" — acclaimed by Lovecraft as the finest supernatural story ever written — "The Wendigo," "Ancient Sorceries," and others. Includes an introduction by E. F. Bleiler.
