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H.C. Bailey's Reggie Fortune and the Golden Age of detective fiction / Laird R. Blackwell.
Van Pelt Library PR6003.A374 Z55 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blackwell, Laird R. (Laird Richard), 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bailey, H. C. (Henry Christopher), 1878-1961--Criticism and interpretation.
- Bailey, H. C.
- Bailey, H. C. (Henry Christopher), 1878-1961.
- Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.
- Detective and mystery stories, English.
- Detectives in literature.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 179 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "H.C. Bailey's detective Reggie Fortune was one of the most popular protagonists of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Fortune appeared in nine novels yet it was in a series of 84 short stories, published 1920-1940. This critical study examines the Fortune stories in the context of other popular detective fiction of the era"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Detective Types of the Golden Age 13
- 2 The Eccentric Thinking Machine 16
- 3 The Scientist 32
- 4 The Psychologist 37
- 5 The Defender of Justice 49
- 6 The Philosopher 56
- 7 The Erudite Scholar 61
- 8 The Aristocrat 67
- 9 The Hard-Boiled 71
- 10 Literary Elements Exemplified by Golden Age Detective Fiction 75
- 11 Fortune Compared with Other Popular Detectives 90
- 12 The Fall from Fortune 140
- 13 The Archetype of the Reluctant Knight of the Rueful Countenance 150.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476670690
- 1476670692
- OCLC:
- 971920973
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