The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime: Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Timeof Sherlock Holmes (Penguin Classics)

by Michael Sims | Mystery & Thrillers |
ISBN: 0143105663 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingGoryDetailswing of Nashua, New Hampshire USA on 1/24/2013
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Journal Entry 1 by wingGoryDetailswing from Nashua, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, January 24, 2013
I found this fair-condition softcover at the Book Cellar; it contains an assortment of "gaslight"-era crime stories, from authors including O. Henry and E. W. Hornung. Some of the tales are a bit dated, but I enjoyed the collection overall, and I liked the (often extensive) biographical information on each author.

Some of my favorite stories include:

"The Episode of the Diamond Links" by Grant Allen, which features the anti-hero and expert thief Colonel Clay.

E. W. Hornung's "Nine Points of the Law", while not my favorite of the Raffles stories, is still very, very entertaining, and demonstrates the tricky relationship between Raffles and his reluctant and guilt-ridden sidekick Bunny.

"A Comedy on the Gold Coast" by Arnold Bennett is a rather light-hearted romance featuring a pair of rogues.

"The Diamond Spy" by William Hope Hodgson surprised me, as I'm more familiar with his supernatural tales; this one features a rather tricky diamond heist.

Sinclair Lewis' "The Willow Walk" involves a very clever scheme that doesn't quite go as intended, with a very surprising resolution.

And there's plenty more, including entries by O. Henry and Edgar Wallace. Intriguing collection!

Released 10 yrs ago (3/27/2014 UTC) at Exit 8 Park and Ride/Boston Express bus stop in Nashua, New Hampshire USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

I left this book on a bench in the transit center at around 4; hope the finder enjoys it!

*** Released for the 2014 Four Elements challenge, for the embedded "gas" in the title. ***

*** Released for the 2014 Oh the Places We Can Go challenge, for "Penguin Lake" in Canada. ***

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