The Mysterious Mr. Badman

A Yorkshire Bibliomystery

W. F. Harvey, Martin Edwards

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British Library Publishing
10 November 2022

Fiction & Literature; Classic crime

Series: British Library Crime Classics

On holiday in Keldstone visiting his nephew, Jim, blanket manufacturer Athelstan Digby agrees to look after the old bookshop on the ground floor of his lodgings while his hosts are away. On the first day of his tenure, a vicar, a chauffeur and an out-of-town stranger enquire after The Life and Death of Mr. Badman by John Bunyan. When a copy mysteriously arrives at the shop in a bundle of books brought in by a young scamp, and is subsequently stolen, Digby moves to investigate the significance of the book along with his nephew, and the two are soon embroiled in a case in which the stakes have risen from antiquarian book-pinching to ruthless murder.

First published in a limited run in 1934, this exceedingly rare and fast-paced bibliomystery set against the landscapes of Yorkshire is long overdue its return to print.

By: W. F. Harvey
Introduction by: Martin Edwards
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 108
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712354370
ISBN 10: 0712354379
Series: British Library Crime Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 10 November 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

William Fryer Harvey (1887-1937) was a writer best known today for his supernatural short stories, including 'August Heat' and 'The Beast with Five Fingers'. After studying at Oxford and Leeds, Harvey served in medical units during the First World War and received injuries during a rescue from a boiler room whilst assigned to the Royal Navy from which he never fully recovered. He lived for many years in Switzerland after the war before returning to Letchworth where he died aged 57.