The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime: Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

by William Hope Hodgson, Grant Allen, Sinclair Lewis

Book Overview

An exclusive collection--the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Ars ne Lupin, the inspiration for the new Netflix series Lupin, starring Omar Sy

collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Ars ne Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143105663
• ISBN13: 9780143105664
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 5.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher