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Offering some of the most influential literary myth-makers of the last 150 years, the Oxford Popular Fiction series introduces or r... read full description
Offering some of the most influential literary myth-makers of the last 150 years, the Oxford Popular Fiction series introduces or r... read full description
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Nov 10, 2010
Esther
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Same idea as "The Father Brown Mysteries" by G.K.Chesterton. Each chapter is a mystery - so it's like a series of short stories with a main character - in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes. And the mysteries were pretty good. A nice read for an afternoon. Liked the whole French/English tussle.
Jun 11, 2010
Kay
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Eugène Valmont, a conceited, pompous, vain French detective, acts as comic mouthpiece in these satirical tales, which poke fun at both detective stories and English society. You need a little background in the popular fiction of the time to get some of the humor. Barr often is spoofing some of the more sensational fiction of the Victorian age here, but he has also created a memorable character, hailed by some critics as "the first, most important humorous detective in English literature.
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Apr 01, 2011
James
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If you enjoy Sherlock Holmes, you will enjoy this book.podcast. Nice surprise at end.
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