About this title: Anna Katharine Green was the most famous and prolific writer of detective fiction in the United States prior to Dashiell Hammett. Her first novel, "The Leavenworth Case", was the bestseller of 1878. Green is credited with a number of "firsts" within the mystery genre: she developed the tropes of the gentleman murdered as he makes out his will, and ...
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Edition: Reprint Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: A. L. Burt, New York
Date Published: 1897
Description: Good Plus. The boards are forest green with tan letters that are faded. The cover has an embossed flower in the center. The binding is solid, but the front end paper is missing and the copyright page is loose; it is the only page loose. read more
Description: New. 0822331535 That Affair Next Door and Lost Man? s Lane (Hardcover)--------New Book! Buy now while supplies last! Limited availability! ---------------------------The first American author, male or female, to write a full-length novel of detection was a Victorian-era woman, Metta Fuller Victor. Another nineteenth-century woman author, Anna Katherine Green, invented the amateur spinster sleuth, whose progeny are legion, ranging from Agatha Christie's Miss Marple to a gaggle of contemporary ... read more
Description: Good. 082233190X Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Duke Univ., Durham, NC
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780822331902ISBN:082233190X
Description: New. This book is new. Nineteenth-century author Anna Katherine Green invented the amateur spinster sleuth, whose progeny are legion, ranging from Agatha Christie's Miss Marple to a gaggle of contemporary cozy heroines on both sides of the Atlantic. Green achieved any number of detective fiction firsts, including the first use of an icicle as murder weapon. Duke University Press has reissued several long out-of-print novels by trailblazing women writers. These books are valuable for ... read more
Description: Good. Good clean reading copy. Text clean. Spine hinges creased. Corners and cover edges scuffed. General scuffs and marks to covers. Handling wear to page edges. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). These nineteenth-century novels were the first mysteries to feature a female detective figure; Nickerson's Introduction will introduce these out-of-print works to mystery fans and academics interested in women's fiction and nineteenth ... read more
Description: Good. 0822331535 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. "Move over, Miss Marple! The original spinster sleuth is back, confronting ghostly coaches, nosing into family skullduggery, and tripping over occasional corpses. Three cheers for Amelia Butterworth and her creator Anna Katharine Green. "— Elizabeth Foxwell, mystery writer and contributing editor, "Mystery Scene" magazine "From the very ... read more
Description: New. 082233190X Absolutely Brand New. No marks and in pristine condition. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly shipped from our UK warehouse using Royal Mail International Priority mail. Heavier or more expensive books are shipped with a TRACKING NUMBER. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). These nineteenth-century novels were the first mysteries to feature a female detective figure; Nickerson's Introduction will introduce these out-of-print works to mystery fans and academics interested in women's fiction and nineteenth-century literature.... read more
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. "Move over, Miss Marple! The original spinster sleuth is back, confronting ghostly coaches, nosing into family skullduggery, and tripping over occasional corpses. Three cheers for Amelia Butterworth and her creator Anna Katharine Green. "— Elizabeth Foxwell, mystery writer and contributing editor, "Mystery Scene" magazine "From the very beginning women ... read more
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