The Best American Mystery Stories of the Nineteenth Century
Kindle Edition
HarperCollins · Ebook · October 7, 2014
An unparalleled treasury of crime, mystery, and murder from the genre’s founding century With stories by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, and Jack London, The Best American Mystery Stories of the Nineteenth Century is an essential anthology of American letters.
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- Who it’s for
- Thirty-three stories trace American mystery writing from 1824 through the century’s close.
- Genres
- Mystery Anthologies, Short Story Anthologies, American Literary Collections
- Published
- HarperCollins, October 7, 2014
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An unparalleled treasury of crime, mystery, and murder from the genre’s founding century With stories by Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, L. Frank Baum, Edith Wharton, Stephen Crane, and Jack London, The Best American Mystery Stories of the Nineteenth Century is an essential anthology of American letters.
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It’s a unique blend of beloved writers who contributed to the genre and forgotten names that pioneered the form, such as Anna Katharine Green, the godmother of mystery fiction, and the African-American writer Charles W. Chesnutt. Of course, Penzler includes “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” recognized as the first detective story, and with thirty-three stories spanning the years 1824–1899, nowhere else can readers find such a surprising, comprehensive take on the evolution of the American mystery story.
American Mystery, 1824–1899
Thirty-three stories trace American mystery writing from 1824 through the century’s close.
Come here for
- “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” identified as the first detective story
- Stories by Anna Katharine Green
Expect
- Stories spanning 1824 to 1899
- Familiar writers alongside lesser-known pioneers
Where it sits
| Mystery Anthologies | 98% |
|---|---|
| Short Story Anthologies | 59% |
| American Literary Collections | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Graphic Novels
- Fantasy Anthologies
- Literary Fiction
- Mystery Anthologies
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- Sci-Fi Short Stories
- Short Stories (Single Author)
- Crime Fiction
- Noir Fiction
- Authors
- Otto Penzler
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- October 7, 2014
- Format
- Ebook
- Reading lane
- Literary Graphic Novels