Mystery Murder And The Moorland Devon Spaces In British Detective Fiction Of The 20th And 21st Century

Author : Cristina da Silva Ferreira
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783656614203
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mystery, Murder and the Moorland. Devon-Spaces in British Detective Fiction of the 20th and 21st Century written by Cristina da Silva Ferreira and published by . This book was released on 2014-07-09 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examination Thesis from the year 2014 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, University of Paderborn, language: English, abstract: [...] This thesis will start with some general assumptions on spatiality in literature and outline its importance for (detective) fiction. The focus will be on the concepts of space and place by de Certeau, Lefebvre and Lotman. Afterwards, in the subchapter on the geographical and physical context, crucial dichotomies of space which have an influence on detective novels will be examined, especially the distinction between open and enclosed spaces. The chapter that follows will deal with three concrete novels of different eras to explore the representation of Devon with regard to the specific dichotomy mentioned above. Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902) and Agatha Christie's novel The Sittaford Mystery (1931) both depict Devon in the early and middle twentieth century while Simon Beckett's The Calling of the Grave (2010) shows a contemporary idea of how this region is perceived. A comparative analysis of these three novels will follow in order to point out the similarities and differences of Devon-spaces, as well as to underline how they together create its overall image. In this way, this chapter shows that new inventions have only changed this location and its perception at the surface but not in its core. Since there are many adaptations of Doyle's novel, the fourth chapter will take a closer look at two medial representations of Devon and compare the literary with the medial space. The popular film adaptation by Lanfield from 1939 and an episode of the BBC Series Sherlock, a reimagining, contemporary update of Doyle's classic, will serve as examples. Although many aspects of the adaptations could be compared to the novel, the interest will primarily be in the cinematographic realisation of spaces. Furthermore, the question of how far these spaces coincide with the ima

Author : Michael Campling
Publisher : Shadowstone Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1075 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devonshire Mysteries Books I-III written by Michael Campling and published by Shadowstone Books. This book was released on with total page 1075 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first three novels in the popular British murder mystery series, The Devonshire Mysteries (plus a bonus mystery story). Join amateur detectives Dan and Alan as they investigate mysterious murders against the idyllic rural backdrop of Dartmoor and Cornwall. These British mysteries will keep you turning the pages but they won't give you nightmares. The Devonshire Mysteries are cosy mysteries (or cozy mysteries for my friends across the pond). As with any cosy/cozy mystery, you'll find a crime (or two just to make things interesting) and there'll be clues, suspects, red herrings and a variety of puzzles for our intrepid investigators to solve. While there is an element of danger, and let's face it, crime is never pleasant, you won't find gratuitous violence or gore. Any profanity is infrequent, mild and presented in the context of the story. Sound good? Then escape to rural Devon, where the sun is shining on the rolling green fields, the birds are singing in the trees, and the wilds of Dartmoor are just a heartbeat away. The Devonshire Mysteries - your world of cosy mystery awaits. Enjoy all three mystery novels in one handy collection, plus a bonus mystery story, and remember, there's more to Dartmoor than meets the eye. Here's a little more info about each book you'll be getting: Mystery Novel I - Valley of Lies A Village, A Murder, A Mystery. And a Keen-eyed Amateur Detective. In a quiet Dartmoor village, ex-corporate troubleshooter Dan Corrigan is a fish out of water. He's also an excellent amateur investigator. Dan never walks away from a mystery, so when a murder is committed, he knows what he must do. He's determined to solve the mystery, whatever the risks. The murderer must not go unpunished. Justice must be done. But first, Dan must untangle a web of deceit, because in this rural valley, the river runs deep, but the lies run deeper still. Join Dan in this British mystery today, because there's more to Dartmoor than meets the eye. Mystery Novel II - Murder Between the Tides No one expected a murder. A hotel in Cornwall. A few days of peace and quiet by the sea. Dan Corrigan was looking forward to the change of scene. But he can’t help burrowing beneath the surface of every situation, and among his fellow guests there’s a rich seam of secrecy and deceit. Then the cryptic typewritten notes start to appear. And when the fabric of truth begins to unravel, it’s up to Dan to piece together the facts, one thread at a time. Some secrets should never be kept. But when they’re too terrible to tell, all that’s left is revenge. And it seems that, after all, the scene is set for a mystery. Bonus Mystery Story - Mystery at The Hall A short Devonshire Mystery story set in the quiet rural village of Embervale at Halloween. Mystery Novel III - Mystery in May There are strangers in Embervale, and not everyone is pleased to see them. A conflict is brewing, and Dan Corrigan senses that there’s more to this animosity than meets the eye. Before long, there’ll be a victim. Dan digs deeper and finds himself drawn into a web of deceit. It’s a tangled case for Dan and Alan, but they won’t give up until they’ve uncovered the truth. Join Dan and Alan today and discover a world of mystery.

Author : E. C. R. Lorac
Publisher : British Library Crime Classics
ISBN 13 : 9781464209673
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fire in the Thatch written by E. C. R. Lorac and published by British Library Crime Classics. This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "Readers will enjoy watching the conflicts that arise between the wary country folk and the cocktail-drinking Londoners invading their habitat. In sum, this is jolly good fun." --Publishers Weekly The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army afteran accident, takes refuge in Devon--renting a thatched cottage in the beautiful countryside at Mallory Fitzjohn. Vaughan sets to work farming the land, rearing geese and renovating the cottage. Hard work and rural peace seem to make this a happy bachelor life. On a nearby farm lives the bored, flirtatious June St Cyres, an exile from London while her husband is a Japanese POW. June's presence attracts fashionable visitors of dubious character, and threatens to spoil Vaughan's prized seclusion. When Little Thatch is destroyed in a blaze, all Vaughan's work goes up in smoke--and Inspector Macdonald is drafted in to uncover a motive for murder.

Author : Agatha Christie
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613354479
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book And Then There Were None written by Agatha Christie and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A killer stalks a group of ten total strangers on an isolated island off the Devon coast, in a suspenseful story of murder and retribution set to a sinister nursery rhyme.

Author : Michael Campling
Publisher : Devonshire Mysteries
ISBN 13 : 9781915507044
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mystery in May written by Michael Campling and published by Devonshire Mysteries. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are strangers in Embervale, but not everyone is pleased to see them. A conflict is brewing, and Dan senses that there's more to this animosity than meets the eye. Before long, there'll be a victim. Dan digs deeper and finds himself drawn into a web of deceit. It's a tangled case, but Dan won't give up until he's uncovered the truth. Join Dan and Alan in the search for clues. Delve into the darker side of Dartmoor.

Author : Deryn Lake
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780749005887
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Death in the West Wind written by Deryn Lake and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the seventh historical mystery featuring John Rawlings, the sleuthing apothecary. This time, John investigates a murder in the mysterious county of Devon.

Author : Daniel Quitz
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 365665722X
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book "The Hound of the Baskervilles" in the Context of Gothic Fiction and the Detective Story written by Daniel Quitz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-05-19 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Bayreuth (Sprach - und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultät), language: English, abstract: When enthusiastic readers and fans around the globe think of Sherlock Holmes, they do not necessarily associate the stories of the detective with Gothic fiction. Holmes is rather linked to be the supreme example of the classic detective story. Ever since the first Sherlock Holmes story "A Study in Scarlet" has been published, numerous adaptations such as theatre plays, films and a recent BBC series followed. Adding scholarly texts to the adaptations, one can certainly argue that most of the publications deal with Holmes in his role as a detective. Thus, Nils Clausson claims that “the myth of the scientific detective was born” (61). Certainly, it is more likely to associate Sherlock Holmes with crime fiction than with vampires or zombies. However, Gothic fiction is far to complex to reduce the term only to this associations. Thus, the purpose of this seminar paper is to lay the focus on Gothic elements and detective fiction in one particular Sherlock Holmes story, The Hound of the Baskervilles. Hence, the structure of the paper will be as follows. In the first chapter, the paper will be concerned with the term Gothic. This implies an attempt to both define as well as limit the notion to Gothic fiction. Moreover, the paper deals with common motifs or features of the classic Gothic fiction, which developed in the 18th century. In the next sub-chapter, the paper sets the focus on the so – called Gothic revival, which occurred in the late – Victorian era of the 19th century. As it is of peculiar interest for The Hound of the Baskervilles, some characteristics of the late-Victorian Gothic will be implied. The third and the fourth chapter will illustrate the main aspects of the paper. Subdivided into characters, setting and plot, the third chapter will discuss some Gothic elements in The Hound of the Baskervilles. Could The Hound of the Baskervilles either be considered as Gothic fiction or a detective story? Based on this question, the paper will incorporate several scientific statements to find an answer. Finally, the paper will give a conclusion as well as a bibliography.

Author : John Fowles
Publisher : Little, Brown
ISBN 13 : 0316254983
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Maggot written by John Fowles and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2013-04-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1736 four men and one woman, all traveling under assumed names, are crossing the Devonshire countryside en route to a mysterious rendezvous. Before their journey ends, one of them will be hanged, one will vanish, and the others will face a murder trial. Out of the truths and lies that envelop these events, John Fowles has created a novel that is at once a tale of erotic obsession, an exploration of the conflict between reason and superstition, an astonishing act of literary legerdemain, and the story of the birth of a new faith.

Author : Hendrikje Schulze
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640115643
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Analysis of the Detective Novel -F- is for Fugitive Written by Sue Grafton written by Hendrikje Schulze and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-08 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject American Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3 (A), http: //www.uni-jena.de/, course: Seminar, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This paper is concerned with the detective novel "'F' is for Fugitive" (1989) written by the American author Sue Grafton. The novel will be discussed with regard to typical features of the detective story. Therefore the first part of the paper deals with rather general elements such as the structure and the narrative features used in the novel. In the second part of the paper the emphasis is put on the characterization of the female detective Kinsey Millhone, who is the central character of the book. Her character will be looked at from different perspectives. Thus her engagement in her job, her relation to other people, her outer appearance and her way of living will be analysed. Furthermore, it will be commented on the question whether she embodies a female variation of the American "hard-boiled" type of detective of the 1920s and 1930s.

Author : Val McDermid
Publisher : Grove Press
ISBN 13 : 0802123015
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northanger Abbey written by Val McDermid and published by Grove Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "First published in Great Britain in 2014 by The Borough Press, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers"-- Title page verso.