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E.X. Ferrars A Companion to the Mystery Fiction

Macdonald, Gina Sanders Elizabeth Foxwell Elizabeth
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780786444359
Publisert
2011-09-14
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Macdonald, Gina
Sanders Elizabeth
Redaktør
Foxwell Elizabeth

Biographical note

Gina Macdonald was the author of eight books and several other book-length publications. She wrote hundreds of articles and encyclopedia pieces on a variety of literary topics, but mainly on detective/ crime fiction. At the time of her death she had been promoted to full professor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Elizabeth Sanders obtained her B.A. in English from Nicholls State University in 2008. She was a teaching assistant at the University of Arkansas and will soon pursue a master’s degree in library science at Louisiana State University. Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell, an Agatha Award winner, serves as managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection and is an editor at McFarland.

E.X. Ferrars A Companion to the Mystery Fiction

Macdonald, Gina Sanders Elizabeth Foxwell Elizabeth
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
Macdonald, Gina Sanders Elizabeth Foxwell Elizabeth
Heftet / 2011 / Engelsk
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Reviews of the Series: “The McFarland Companion series...has been consistently excellent, both in its choice of subjects and its quality of scholarship and writing”—<i>Mystery Scene</i>; <i>“E.X. Ferrars: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction</i> is a very full and fair, much needed survey of the more than one hundred fine pieces of crime fiction produced in a writing career that ran from 1932 to 1995. A well thought-out account of all you would want to know about this finely entertaining crime novelist.”—Diamond Dagger recipient H.R.F. Keating, creator of Inspector Ghote.

E.X. Ferrars was one of the most popular and prolific British crime writers of the twentieth century. This literary companion is designed to introduce readers to the full range of possibilities inherent in E.X. Ferrars's canon, connecting novels and short stories that share themes and strategies, and providing biographical data that yield insights into Ferrars's interests and concerns. A brief biography is included, as well as explanations of relevant genre terminology. This work is a pathway to better understanding this popular writer, whose work spanned 63 years and who, when she died at age 88, was at work on another mystery for her broad readership.
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This literary companion is designed to introduce readers to the full range of possibilities inherent in E.X. Ferrars's work, connecting novels and short stories that share themes and strategies, and providing biographical data that yield insights into Ferrars's interests and concerns. A brief biography is included, as well as explanations of relevant genre terminology.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments      viii Preface      Organization of the Companion      Ferrars’s Works in Chronological Order      Ferrars’s Works in Alphabetical Order      A Brief Biography      A Career Chronology      The Companion      Bibliography      Index     
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Reviews of the Series: “The McFarland Companion series...has been consistently excellent, both in its choice of subjects and its quality of scholarship and writing”—<i>Mystery Scene</i>; <i>“E.X. Ferrars: A Companion to the Mystery Fiction</i> is a very full and fair, much needed survey of the more than one hundred fine pieces of crime fiction produced in a writing career that ran from 1932 to 1995. A well thought-out account of all you would want to know about this finely entertaining crime novelist.”—Diamond Dagger recipient H.R.F. Keating, creator of Inspector Ghote.

E.X. Ferrars was one of the most popular and prolific British crime writers of the twentieth century. This literary companion is designed to introduce readers to the full range of possibilities inherent in E.X. Ferrars's canon, connecting novels and short stories that share themes and strategies, and providing biographical data that yield insights into Ferrars's interests and concerns. A brief biography is included, as well as explanations of relevant genre terminology. This work is a pathway to better understanding this popular writer, whose work spanned 63 years and who, when she died at age 88, was at work on another mystery for her broad readership.
Les mer
This literary companion is designed to introduce readers to the full range of possibilities inherent in E.X. Ferrars's work, connecting novels and short stories that share themes and strategies, and providing biographical data that yield insights into Ferrars's interests and concerns. A brief biography is included, as well as explanations of relevant genre terminology.
Les mer
Table of Contents Acknowledgments      viii Preface      Organization of the Companion      Ferrars’s Works in Chronological Order      Ferrars’s Works in Alphabetical Order      A Brief Biography      A Career Chronology      The Companion      Bibliography      Index     
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780786444359
Publisert
2011-09-14
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
363 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Macdonald, Gina
Sanders Elizabeth
Redaktør
Foxwell Elizabeth

Biographical note

Gina Macdonald was the author of eight books and several other book-length publications. She wrote hundreds of articles and encyclopedia pieces on a variety of literary topics, but mainly on detective/ crime fiction. At the time of her death she had been promoted to full professor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Elizabeth Sanders obtained her B.A. in English from Nicholls State University in 2008. She was a teaching assistant at the University of Arkansas and will soon pursue a master’s degree in library science at Louisiana State University. Series Editor Elizabeth Foxwell, an Agatha Award winner, serves as managing editor of Clues: A Journal of Detection and is an editor at McFarland.

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