{"product_id":"origins-of-the-american-detective-story","title":"Origins of the American Detective Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e   Edgar Allan Poe essentially invented the detective story in 1841 with \u003ci\u003eMurders in the Rue Morgue\u003c\/i\u003e. In the years that followed, however, detective fiction in America saw no significant progress as a literary genre. Much to the dismay of moral crusaders like Anthony Comstock, dime novels and other sensationalist publications satisfied the public's hunger for a yarn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Things changed as the century waned, and eventually the detective was reborn as a figure of American literature. In part these changes were due to a combination of social conditions, including the rise and decline of the police as an institution; the parallel development of private detectives; the birth of the crusading newspaper reporter; and the beginnings of forensic science. Influential, too, was the new role model offered by a wildly popular British import named Sherlock Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Focusing on the late 19th century and early 20th, this volume covers the formative years of American detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Instructors considering this book for use in a course may  request an examination copy here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243416998232,"sku":"9780786427765","price":27.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780786427765_05809f53-5dad-4540-af26-99c5613eff94.jpg?v=1765375219","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/origins-of-the-american-detective-story","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}