{"product_id":"the-origins-of-the-american-detective-story-9780786427765","title":"The Origins of the American Detective Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leroy Lad Panek\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47612998287511,"sku":"9780786427765","price":2831.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786427765.webp?v=1775081859","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-origins-of-the-american-detective-story-9780786427765","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}