A century of detection : twenty great mystery stories, 1841-1940

Designed for mystery lovers as well as professors and students in college courses devoted to detective fiction, this anthology features classic texts, pivotal works by lesser-known authors, and unknown gems by major writers not typically associated with the genre. Providing a chronological and thematic survey of the first 100 years of detection, this volume includes stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bret Harte, G.K. Chesterton, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Anna Katharine Green, Baroness Orzcy, Susan Glaspell, Carroll John Daly, Dashiell Hammett, Cornell Woolrich, Pauline Hopkins, Chester Himes and Ralph Ellison. > Designed for mystery lovers as well as professors and students in college courses devoted to detective fiction, this anthology features classic texts, pivotal works by lesser-known authors, and unknown gems by major writers not typically associated with the genre. Providing a chronological and thematic survey of the first one hundred years of detection, the volume includes stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bret Harte, G. K. Chesterton, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Anna Katharine Green, Baroness Orzcy, Susan Glaspell, Carroll John Daly, Dashiell Hammett, Cornell Woolrich, Pauline Hopkins, Chester Himes, and Ralph Ellison. Edgar Allan Poe: The Murders in the Rue Morgue [Purloined Letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) The Gold-Bug **Variations on Poe, Expansions of the Form** Wilkie Collins: Who Is the Thief? Mark Twain: The Stolen White Elephant G.K. Chesterton: The Blue Cross **The World's Most Celebrated Detective** Arthur Conan Doyle: [A Scandal in Bohemia](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL14930611W) [The Adventure of the Speckled Band](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262561W) The Adventure of the Final Problem Bret Harte: The Stolen Cigar Case **Gender, Sexuality, and Detection** Mary Wilkins Freeman: The Long Arm Baroness Orczy: The Ninescore Mystery Anna Katharine Green: Missing Susan Glaspell: A Jury of Her Peers **Tough Guys** Carroll John Daly: The False Burton Combs Dashiell Hammett: The Road Home Cornell Woolrich: Murder at the Automat **Race and Detection** Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins: Talma Gordon Chester Himes: He Knew Ralph Ellison: The Birthmark Appropriate For The General Reader And The Student, This Wide-ranging Anthology Of Mystery Stories Provides A Chronological And Thematic Survey Of Early Detection Fiction. Six Thematic Categories Foreground The Genre's Fluidity And Evolution, With Selections Presenting Detectives In An Array Of Nationalities, Genders And Sexual Orientations, Socioeconomic Classes, Political Points Of View, And Ethnic And Racial Backgrounds--provided By Publisher. The Invention Of Modern Detection -- The Murders In The Rue Morgue / By Edgar Allan Poe -- The Purloined Letter Morgue / By Edgar Allan Poe -- The Gold-bug Morgue / By Edgar Allan Poe -- Who Is The Thief? / By Wilkie Collins -- The Stolen White Elephant / By Mark Twain -- The Blue Cross / By G. K. Chesterton -- A Scandal In Bohemia / By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Adventure Of The Speckled Band / By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Adventure Of The Final Problem / By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- The Stolen Cigar Case / By Bret Harte -- The Long Arm / By Mary Wilkins Freeman -- The Ninescore Mystery / By Baroness Orczy -- Missing: Page Thirteen / By Anna Katharine Green -- A Jury Of Her Peers / By Susan Glaspell -- The False Burton Combs / By Carroll John Daly -- The Road Home / By Dashiell Hammett -- Murder At The Automat / By Cornell Woolrich -- Talma Gordon / By Pauline Hopkins -- He Knew / By Chester Himes -- The Birthmark / By Ralph Ellison. Edited By John Cullen Gruesser. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover Back Cover Title Dedication Contents Preface Introduction • The Invention of Modern Detection Edgar Allan Poe The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe The Purloined Letter by Edgar Allan Poe The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe • Variations on Poe, Expansions to the Form Wilkie Collins Who Is the Thief? by Wilkie Collins Mark Twain The Stolen White Elephant by Mark Twain G. K. Chesterton The Blue Cross by G. K. Chesterton • The World’s Most Celebrated Detective Arthur Conan Doyle A Scandal in Bohemia by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventure of the Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Adventure of the Final Problem by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Bret Harte The Stolen Cigar Case by Bret Harte • Gender, Sexuality, and Detection Mary Wilkins Freeman The Long Arm by Mary Wilkins Freeman Baroness Orczy The Ninescore Mystery by Baroness Orczy Anna Katharine Green Missing: Page Thirteen by Anna Katharine Green Susan Glaspell A Jury of Her Peers by Susan Glaspell • Tough Guys Carroll John Daly The False Burton Combs by Carroll John Daly Dashiell Hammett The Road Home by Dashiell Hammett Cornell Woolrich Murder at the Automat by Cornell Woolrich • Race and Detection Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Talma Gordon by Pauline Hopkins Chester Himes He Knew by Chester Himes Ralph Ellison The Birthmark by Ralph Ellison Suggested Reading Examines the history of detective fiction from 1841 to 1940, a period which spawned some of its greatest writers. It includes analysis of stories by Edgar Allen Poe, Wilkie Collins, Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Susan Glaspell, Carroll John Daly, Dashiell Hammett, Cornell Woolrich, Chester Himes, and Ralph Ellison. Preface Introduction The Invention of Modern Detection None None None None Variations on Poe, Expansions of the Form None None None The World's Most Celebrated Detective None None None None None Gender, Sexuality, and Detection None None None None Tough Guys None None None Race and Detection None None None Suggested Reading.