The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Stories from the Golden Age of Gaslight Crime

by Nick Rennison

Book Overview

Holmes and Watson were not the only ones foiling the plans of villainous masterminds in Victorian and Edwardian England. The years 1890-1914 were a golden age for English magazines, and the success of the Holmes stories spawned countless imitators. The 15 tales in this anthology introduce readers to such sleuths as Jacques Futrelle's dazzlingly intellectual genius Professor Augustus S. F. X. Van Dusen, aka the Thinking Machine; Carnacki the Ghost...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843447371
• ISBN13: 9781843447375
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: No Exit
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"