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Leaves from the Note-book of a New York Detective
John Babington Williams
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Description for Leaves from the Note-book of a New York Detective
Paperback. Features 29 cases from the first American detective hero to appear in fiction, James Brampton. This book tells us that Brampton uses his powers of observation and reasoning to prove the innocence of the wrongly accused and unveil the identity of the true criminal. Num Pages: 320 pages, frontispiece. BIC Classification: FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 494.
Twenty years ahead of Conan Doyle, this is the first-ever reprint of John Babbington Williams' seminal detective story. Twenty years before Sherlock Holmes, a fictional New York private investigator was being celebrated for his ability to solve crimes based on observation and deductive reasoning - the principles that would later become Holmes' hallmark.Originally published in 1864 and never before reprinted, "Leaves from the Note-Book of a New York Detective" features 29 cases from the first American detective hero to appear in fiction, James Brampton. In case after enthralling and mysterious case, Brampton uses his powers of observation and reasoning to ... Read more
Twenty years ahead of Conan Doyle, this is the first-ever reprint of John Babbington Williams' seminal detective story. Twenty years before Sherlock Holmes, a fictional New York private investigator was being celebrated for his ability to solve crimes based on observation and deductive reasoning - the principles that would later become Holmes' hallmark.Originally published in 1864 and never before reprinted, "Leaves from the Note-Book of a New York Detective" features 29 cases from the first American detective hero to appear in fiction, James Brampton. In case after enthralling and mysterious case, Brampton uses his powers of observation and reasoning to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Westholme Publishing, U.S. United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Yardley, United States
ISBN
9781594160806
SKU
V9781594160806
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99-15
About John Babington Williams
John Babbington Williams (1827-1879) was a medical doctor who contributed a number of classic crime stories to popular magazines of the time.
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