| The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime: Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes Contributor(s): Sims, Michael (Editor), Sims, Michael (Introduction by), Sims, Michael (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0143105663 ISBN-13: 9780143105664 Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $16.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2009 Annotation: An exclusive collectionathe first- ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are presentaArsA]ne Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahlaburgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - International Crime & Mystery |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008037363 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.12" W x 7.72" (0.41 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exclusive collection--the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Ars ne Lupin, the inspiration for the new Netflix series Lupin, starring Omar Sy collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Ars ne Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson. |