Screen LibraryClassic mystery stories /
Contains thirteen mystery stories, written between 1841 and 1920, and includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allan Poe, "Three Detective Anecdotes," by Charles Dickens, and "The Leopard Man's Story," by Jack London.
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Dover Publications,
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| Publisher Address: | Mineola, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 1999. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Dover ed. |
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Dover thrift editions
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| Summary: |
Contains thirteen mystery stories, written between 1841 and 1920, and includes "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allan Poe, "Three Detective Anecdotes," by Charles Dickens, and "The Leopard Man's Story," by Jack London. |
| Carrier Form: | iii, 209 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Audience: | Adult. |
| ISBN: |
9780486408811 0486408817 |
| Index Number: | PS648 |
| CLC: | I14 |
| Call Number: | I14/C614-2 |
| Contents: | The murders in the Rue Morgue / Edgar Allen Poe -- Three "detective" anecdotes / Charles Dickens -- The biter bit / Wilkie Collins -- A singular abduction / Rodrigues Ottolengui -- The Leopard Man's story / Jack London -- The phantom motor / Jacques Futrelle -- The million-dollar dog / Samuel Hopkins Adams -- The bag of sand / Baroness Orczy -- The Denton boudoir mystery / Gelett Burgess -- Naboth's vineyard / Melville Davisson Post -- A jury of her peers / Susan Glaspell -- The ordinary hairpins / E.C. Bentley -- The Archduke's tea / H.C. Bailey. |