{"product_id":"frederic-dannay-ellery-queens-mystery-magazine-and-the-art-of-the-detective-short-story-paperback","title":"Frederic Dannay, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and the Art of the Detective Short Story - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaird R. Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories. Dannay was also a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Queen--both a pen name and the fictional protagonist of the stories--was also a vital force behind the continuing popularity of crime fiction in the early to mid-20th century, after the deaths of Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Melville Davisson Post, and other Old Masters of the genre. This book presents the first critical study of Ellery Queen's role in the preservation of the detective short story. Many of the writers, characters and stories \u003ci\u003eEQMM\u003c\/i\u003e championed are covered, including such celebrated authors as Allingham, Ambler, Ellin, Innes, Vickers, and even William Butler Yeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrederic Dannay (1905-1982) was--with his partner Manfred Bennington Lee--the creator of the Ellery Queen detective novels and short stories, a literary historian and critic, and the editor of the renowned Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Queen--both a pen name and the fictional protagonist of the stories--was also a vital force behind the continuing popularity of crime fiction in the early to mid-20th century, after the deaths of Arthur Conan Doyle, G.K. Chesterton, Agatha Christie and Dashiell Hammett.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book presents the first critical study of Ellery Queen's role in the preservation of the detective short story. Many of the writers, characters and stories EQMM championed are covered, including such celebrated authors as Allingham, Ambler, Ellin, Innes, Vickers, and even William Butler Yeats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaird R. Blackwell\u003c\/b\u003e is a humanities professor emeritus at Sierra Nevada College in the Lake Tahoe area of western Nevada, where he taught psychology and literature for 31 years. He is the author of four critical studies of detective fiction for McFarland and the recipient of nominations for an Edgar Award and an Agatha Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807393808672,"sku":"9781476676524","price":89.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b165f11b0334b112b5c97492ea5e75fb.webp?v=1780931805","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/frederic-dannay-ellery-queens-mystery-magazine-and-the-art-of-the-detective-short-story-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}