Weeks | Topics |
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- Introduction to British Detective Fiction
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-Edgar Allan Poe & Chevalier Auguste Dupin
“The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
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- “The Mystery of Marie Roget” & “The Purloined Letter” (1842 / 1844)
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- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle & Sherlock Holmes
“The Five Orange Pips” (1891)
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Discussion week
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- Dupin vs. Holmes ----- detectives and the 19th century
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7 |
- Arthur Morrison & Martin Hewitt
“The Lenton Croft Robberies” (1894)
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- L.T. Meade “The Blood-Red Cross” (1902)
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- Agatha Christie & Hercule Poirot
“The Mysterious Affair at Styles” (1916)
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- Dorothy L. Sayers “The Queen’s Square” (1931) & “The Necklace of Pearls” (1932)
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- Agatha Christie “Murder on the Orient Express” (1933)
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12 |
- Agatha Christie “Murder on the Orient Express” (1933)
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- Enid Blyton “Shock for the Secret Seven” (1961)
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- Enid Blyton “Shock for the Secret Seven” (1961)
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