| Description |
xviii, 286 p. 21 cm. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Ancient hebrew -- The history of Susanna -- The history of the destruction of Bel and the dragon -- Ancient greek -- The treasure house of King Rhampsinitus / Herodotus -- Medieval -- Tales from Gesta Romanorum -- Of deceit -- Of the transgressions and wounds of the soul -- Of feminine subtlety -- Of injustice -- Of vigilance in our calling -- A king and three impostors / J. Manuel -- A king and his favourite / J. Manuel -- The dog of Montargis -- The three thieves -- The wife accused of wantonness / Boccaccio -- The robber bridegroom / German traditional, from Grimm -- Adventures of Tyll Owlglass / T. Murner -- Elizabethan -- A burglary and its sequel / W. Painter -- Modern -- The life and actions of Jonathan Wild / D. Defoe -- The dog and the horse / Voltaire -- The host of the sun / Schiller -- The murders in the Ratcliffe highway / T. De Quincey -- The squire's story / Mrs. Gaskell -- The detective police / C. Dickens -- Two "detective" anecdotes / C. Dickens. |
| Subject |
Crime in literature.
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| Added Author |
Haworth, Peter, 1891-
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