Book review: Formal investigations: aesthetic style in late Victorian and Edwardian detective fiction

Witchard, A. 2008. Book review: Formal investigations: aesthetic style in late Victorian and Edwardian detective fiction. English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920. 51 (3).

TitleBook review: Formal investigations: aesthetic style in late Victorian and Edwardian detective fiction
TypeBook review
AuthorsWitchard, A.
JournalEnglish Literature in Transition, 1880-1920
Journal citation51 (3)
ISSN0013-8339
Year2008
PublisherELT Press
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Published2008

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