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

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The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime

Con Artists, Burglars, Rogues, and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes

Michael Sims, Michael Sims, Michael Sims

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Penguin
19 November 2009

Edited by award-winning author and editor Michael Sims,The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crimepresents, for the first time, the best crime fiction from the gaslight era gathered in a single volume.

An exclusive collection-the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, includingArs 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 London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.

Notes by: Michael Sims
Introduction by: Michael Sims
Edited by: Michael Sims
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780143105664
ISBN 10: 0143105663
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 19 November 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Sims has edited two other collections for Penguin Classics: The Annotated Archy and Mehitable and Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Thief. His research for the latter inspired The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime. His most recent non-fiction book is Apollo's Fire: A Journey through the Extraordinary Wonders of an Ordinary Day, which National Public Radio chose as one of the Best Science Books of 2007. He is also the author of Adam's Navel: A Natural and Cultural History of the Human Form, which was a New York Times Notable Book and a Library Journal Best Science Book; and Darwin's Orchestra: An Almanac of Nature in History and the Arts. His writing has appeared in New Statesman, Gourmet, Orion, the Washington Post, and many other periodicals in the United States and abroad. Learn more at www.michaelsimsbooks.com.