The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime
Author: Sims, Michael
ISBN: 9780143105664
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 19 Nov 2009
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
Edited by award-winning author and editor Michael Sims,The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crimepresents, for the first time, the best crime fiction from the gaslight era gathered in a single volume.
An exclusive collection-the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, includingArs 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.
ISBN: 9780143105664
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 19 Nov 2009
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback / softback
Edited by award-winning author and editor Michael Sims,The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crimepresents, for the first time, the best crime fiction from the gaslight era gathered in a single volume.
An exclusive collection-the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, includingArs 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.
