The mysteries of Paris and London
French and English
Cities and towns in literature
Paris (France)
City and town life in literature
Dickens, charles, 1812-1870
London (England)
Detective and mystery stories, history and criticism
Comparative Literature
England
Knowledge
In literature
Detective and mystery stories
History and criticism
In this ambitious and exciting work Richard Maxwell uses nineteenth-century urban fiction--particularly the novels of Victor Hugo and Charles Dickens--to define a genre, the novel of urban mysteries. His title comes from the "mystery mania" that captured both sides of the channel with the runaway su…
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