H C Bailey Book

Language: en
Pages: 306

The Highwayman

Author(s): H. C. Bailey

Categories: Fiction

Type: Book
-
Published: 2005-09-20
-
Publisher: 1st World Publishing

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

Language: en
Pages: 368

Mr. Fortune

Author(s): Henry Christopher Bailey

Categories: Fiction

Type: Book
-
Published: 1976
-
Publisher: Dissertations-G

None

Language: en
Pages: 149

Call Mr. Fortune

Author(s): H.C. Bailey

Categories: Fiction

Type: Book
-
Published: 2019-01-26
-
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC

This collection of six classic stories introduces Reggie Fortune, a country doctor with a passion for sweets -- and a lackluster work ethic. But Reggie may have found his true calling when he stumbles into mysteries!

Language: en
Pages: 188

H.C. Bailey's Reggie Fortune and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

Author(s): Laird R. Blackwell

Categories: Literary Criticism

Type: Book
-
Published: 2017-07-14
-
Publisher: McFarland

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 that were published from 1920 to 1940 where he truly shone, combining elements of several popular archetypes--the eccentric logician, the forensic investigator, the hard-boiled interrogator, the psychological profiler, the defender of justice. This critical study examines the Fortune stories in the context of other popular detective fiction of the era. Bailey's classics are distinguished by well-clued puzzles, brilliant sleuthing, vivid description and social critique, with Fortune evoking images of Don Quixote and the Arthurian Knights in his pursuit of truth and justice in an uncaring world.