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The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

Introduction by Michael Sims
Edited by Michael Sims
Notes by Michael Sims

Introduction by Michael Sims
Edited by Michael Sims
Notes by Michael Sims

Introduction by Michael Sims
Edited by Michael Sims
Notes by Michael Sims

Introduction by Michael Sims
Edited by Michael Sims
Notes by Michael Sims

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Mar 31, 2009 | ISBN 9780143105664

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Mar 31, 2009 | ISBN 9781101029121

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    About The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

    An exclusive collection—the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Arsène 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-Arsène 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.

    About The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

    An exclusive collection—the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Arsène 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-Arsène 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.

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    About Michael Sims

    Michael Sims is the author of Arthur and Sherlock, which was a finalist for the Edgar from the Mystery Writers of America, the Gold Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain, and numerous other awards; Adam’s Navel, which… More about Michael Sims

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    Michael Sims is the author of Arthur and Sherlock, which was a finalist for the Edgar from the Mystery Writers of America, the Gold Dagger from the Crime Writers Association of Great Britain, and numerous other awards; Adam’s Navel, which… More about Michael Sims

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Crime Fiction

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Mar 31, 2009 | 272 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143105664

    Category: Classic Fiction | Crime Fiction

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Mar 31, 2009 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9781101029121

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    Praise

    “Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may the more perfectly respect it.”
    -G. K. Chesterton

    Table Of Contents

    The Penguin Book of Gaslight CrimeAcknowledgments
    Introduction: Fools and Their Money
    Suggestions for Further Reading

    The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

    Grant Allen (1848-1899)
    The Episode of the Diamond Links

    Guy Boothby (1867-1905)
    The Duchess of Wiltshire’s Diamonds

    E. W. Hornung (1866-1921)
    Nine Points of the Law

    Robert Barr (1849-1912)
    The Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds

    Arnold Bennett (1867-1931)
    A Comedy on the Gold Coast

    William Le Queux (1864-1927)
    The Story of a Secret

    O. Henry (1862-1910)
    The Chair of Philanthromathematics

    George Randolph Chester (1869-1924)
    Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford

    Frederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947)
    Blind Man’s Buff

    William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918)
    The Diamond Spy

    Sinclair Lewis (1885-1951)
    The Willow Walk

    Edgar Wallace (1875-1932)
    Four Square Jane

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