{"product_id":"masters-of-the-humdrum-mystery-cecil-john-charles-street-freeman-wills-crofts-alfred-walter-stewart-and-the-british-detective-novel-1920-1961-paperback","title":"Masters of the Humdrum Mystery: Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCurtis Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 1972, in an attempt to elevate the stature of the \"crime novel,\" influential crime writer and critic Julian Symons cast numerous Golden Age detective fiction writers into literary perdition as \"Humdrums,\" condemning their focus on puzzle plots over stylish writing and explorations of character, setting and theme. This volume explores the works of three prominent British \"Humdrums\"--Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart--revealing their work to be more complex, as puzzles and as social documents, than Symons allowed. By championing the intrinsic merit of these mystery writers, the study demonstrates that reintegrating the \"Humdrums\" into mystery genre studies provides a fuller understanding of the Golden Age of detective fiction and its aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCurtis Evans\u003c\/b\u003e, an independent scholar and book dealer, has published numerous articles and essays on detective fiction as well as an award-winning book on industry and labor in the American South. He lives in Germantown, Tennessee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 309\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51818622877984,"sku":"9780786470242","price":71.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8519db8e99ba1357be44591c58dd599e.webp?v=1781119587","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/masters-of-the-humdrum-mystery-cecil-john-charles-street-freeman-wills-crofts-alfred-walter-stewart-and-the-british-detective-novel-1920-1961-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}