Thomas, Ronald R., 1949-

Detective fiction and the rise of forensic science / Ronald R. Thomas. - Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. - xviii, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture ; 26 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-334) and index.

0521653037 (hardback)

99011713


Detective and mystery stories, English--History and criticism.
Detective and mystery stories, American--History and criticism.
Literature and science--History.--Great Britain
Literature and science--History.--United States
Forensic sciences--History.

PR830.D4 / T53 1999

823/.087209