Masters of the "humdrum" mystery : Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British detective novel, 1920-1961

Publication Data

• Title Masters of the "humdrum" mystery : Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British detective novel, 1920-1961
• Alternative Title British detective novel, 1920-1961
• Author Curtis J. Evans
• Publisher McFarland
• Publication date 2012
• Publication location Jefferson, N.C.
• Language English

Contents

"The Masters" : Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, and Alfred Walter Stewart
Cecil John Charles Street (John Rhode/Miles Burton) (1884-1964) : Public brain tester no. 1
Freeman Wills Crofts (1879-1957) : The greatest Puritan of them all
Alfred Walter Stewart (J.J. Connington) (1880-1947) : Survival of the fittest
Appendix I : Notable criminous works by Cecil John Charles Street
Appendix II : Notable criminous works by Freeman Wills Crofts
Appendix III : Round robin writer : Freeman Wills Crofts' contributions to The floating admiral (1931) and Double death (1939)
Appendix IV : Notable genre works by Alfred Walter Stewart.

Topics

• Street, Cecil J. C. (Cecil John Charles), 1884-1964 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Crofts, Freeman Wills, 1879-1957 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Connington, J. J., 1880-1947 :: Criticism and interpretation
• Detective and mystery stories, English :: History and criticism
• Science in literature
• 016147018

Masters of the "humdrum" mystery : Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British detective novel, 1920-1961 by Curtis J. Evans. ISBN 9780786470242. Published by McFarland in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.