Buy this book on-line Stephen Knight : Australian Crime Fiction: A 200-Year HistoryMcFarland & Company, Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, 2018 ISBN 1476670862
8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. AU3 - A paperback book in very good condition that is some bumped corners, lightly curled, some light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.75"x6", 299 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Australian crime fiction grew from the country's origins as an 18th-century English prison colony. Early stories focused on escaped convicts becoming heroic bush rangers, or how the system mistreated the wrongfully convicted. Later came thrillers about wealthy free settlers and lawless gold-seekers, and urban crime fiction, including Fergus Hume's 1887 international best-seller The Mystery of a Hansom Cab, set in Melbourne. The 1980s saw a surge of private-eye thrillers, popular in a society skeptical of police. Twenty-first century authors have focused on policemen - and increasingly on policewomen - and finally indigenous crime narratives. The author explores in detail this rich but little known national subgenre.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Paperback. Jacket: No Jacket as Issued Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Stephen Knight : Australian Crime Fiction: A 200-Year History. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including rare books, used books, first editions, livres anciens and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |