It takes the average reader 3 hours and 25 minutes to read The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction by Heather Worthington
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Detection existed in fiction long before Poe and Doyle. Its real origins lurk in the popular press of the early Nineteenth century, where the detective and the case were steadily developed. The well-known masters of early crime fiction, including Collins and Dickens, drew on this material, found in texts that have rarely been reprinted or even discussed. In this revealing book, Heather Worthington combines scholarly and archival study with theoretically informed analysis to unearth the foundations of detective fiction. This is essential reading for those researching in, studying, or just...
The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction by Heather Worthington is 203 pages long, and a total of 51,359 words.
This makes it 69% the length of the average book. It also has 63% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 40 minutes to read The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction aloud.
The Rise of the Detective in Early Nineteenth-Century Popular Fiction is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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