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Mathias McDonnell Bodkin, ein angesehener irischer Autor des späten 19. Jahrhunderts, präsentiert in 'Die besten Krimis von Mathias McDonnell Bodkin' eine Sammlung fesselnder und raffinierter Kriminalgeschichten. Mit einem präzisen und eleganten Schreibstil entführt Bodkin den Leser in eine Welt voller geheimnisvoller Verbrechen und cleverer Detektive, die die Rätsel lösen. Seine Geschichten sind geprägt von einer tiefen Kenntnis der menschlichen Natur und einer scharfen Beobachtungsgabe, die die Leser bis zur letzten Seite in Atem hält. Bodkins Werk steht in der Tradition großer Meister des Krimigenres und bietet eine einzigartige Perspektive auf die psychologischen Aspekte von Verbrechen und Ermittlungen. Ein wahres Juwel für Liebhaber klassischer Kriminalgeschichten.
Matthias McDonnell Bodkin (* 08. Oktober 1850 in Tuam (Irland); + 07. Juni 1933 in Irland) war ein irischer Schriftsteller, Journalist, Politiker und Richter. Seine Figur des Privatdetektivs "Paul Beck" wird oft als "irischer Sherlock Holmes" bezeichnet.
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Crime fiction--a product of the burgeoning metropolis of the 19th century--features specialists who identify criminals to protect an anxious citizenry. Before detectives came to play the central role, the protagonists tended to be lawyers or other professionals. Major English writers like Gaskell, Dickens and Collins contributed to the genre--Fergus Hume's The Mystery of a Hansom Cab was a best-seller in 1887--and American and French authors created new forms. This book explores thematic aspects of 19th century crime fiction's complex history, including various social and gender roles between different time periods and settings, and the imperial elements that made Sherlock Holmes seem dynamically contemporary.
Delving into the folk history found in Ireland's oral traditions, this work reveals alternate visions of the Irish past and brings into focus the vernacular histories, folk commemorative practices, and negotiations of memory that have gone unnoticed by historians.
Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Krimis: Ein weiblicher Detektiv + Giftmischer + Paul Becks Gefangennahme + Verschwindende Diamanten und viel mehr" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Matthias McDonnell Bodkin (1850-1933) war ein irischer Nationalist, Politiker, Journalist und Schriftsteller. Inhalt: Kriminalromane: Ein weiblicher Detektiv (Dora Myrl) Paul Becks Gefangennahme Detektivgeschichten: Giftmischer Ein Wettlauf Verbrieft und versiegelt Ein Münzverbrechen Staatsgeheimnisse Zwei Könige Verschwindende Diamanten Eine winzige Schlinge Nur ein Haar Nicht mit eigener Hand Der Hund und der Doktor
Fans of Sherlock Holmes will delight to investigate Victorian England, a world where crimes large and small abound and where dark corners and well-lit drawing rooms alike hide villainy. Through the enduring eye of Sherlock Holmes, noted historian Jeremy Black traces how Holmes and his milieu evolved in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s books and how Holmes continues to resonate today. Black explores the context of Doyle’s ideas and stories and why they struck such a chord with readers in London, and ultimately the world. He portrays a complex man with eclectic interests, from soccer to spiritualism, from cricket to divorce law reform. Standing twice for Parliament, Doyle was a committed meritocra...
Twenty-five stories on crime at sea. They range from George Simenon's Two Bodies on a Barge to Honeymoon Cruise by Saho Sasazawa. The period covered is from the 1890s to the 1990s.