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MiataDrivers - Masters of the "Humdrum" Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961
Curtis J. Evans
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Masters of the "Humdrum" Curtis J. Evans epub Masters of the "Humdrum" Curtis J. Evans pdf download Masters of the "Humdrum" Curtis J. Evans pdf file Masters of the "Humdrum" Curtis J. Evans audiobook Masters of the "Humdrum" Curtis J. Evans book review Masters of the "Humdrum" Curtis J. Evans summary | #3221329 in Books | McFarland | 2012-06-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .90 x6.90 x9.90l,1.20 | File type: PDF | 309 pages | ||17 of 17 people found the following review helpful.| Hoorah for the Humdrums!|By Patrick|To put it simply, Curt Evans's book is a bravura performance. He takes a look at three major mystery authors from the Golden Age: John Rhode/Miles Burton, Freeman Wills Crofts, and J. J. Connginton. All three men have been condemned to out-of-print hell, and when brought up by academics at all, their opinions tend to be largely dismissive o||"This is an important book of detective fiction history and criticism, with all the scholarly care and rigor of a first-rate academic study combined with an enjoyable literary style, an ideal combination for exploding a particularly pernicious piece of revisio
In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the "crime novel," influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as "Humdrums," condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British "Humdrums"--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing t...
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