The Detective Story

Saul Schwartz, William Brittain, Mary Roberts Rinehart, John Ball, Hugh Pentecost, Schwartz, Saul., Edgar Allan Poe, Ellery Queen, Jacques Futrelle, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Stuart Palmer, James Yaffe, Rex Stout, Bret Harte, Arthur Conan Doyle

Annotated anthology textbook of detective stories for American high schools, containing literary history and criticism with student exercises designed to deepen similar literary sensibilities. Contains: Edgar Allan Poe The murders in the Rue Morgue -- The purloined letter -- The gold bug -- Arthur Conan Doyle Study in scarlet (excerpts) -- Final Problem [Adventure of the Empty House](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1518119W/The_Adventure_of_the_Empty_House) The American Sherlock Holmes: Ellery Queen The telltale bottle -- My queer dean! -- The adventure of the president's half dome -- The others: The problem of cell 13 by Jacques Futrelle -- The invisible man by G.K. Chesterton -- The mystery of Hunter's Lodge by Agatha Christie -- The adventurous exploit of the cave of Ali Baba by Dorothy Sayers -- Mr. Strang performs an experiment by William...

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