Stephen Knight is a well-known authority on crime fiction and literature through the ages. He has worked at universities in Australia, England and Wales and is a research professor in literature at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

“Impressive”—Literature & History; “an invaluable study of the city mystery genre”—Edgar Allan Poe Review; “this interesting volume on comparative crime fiction explores the detective story genre of the nineteenth century”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsPreface      Introduction      1. Master of the Mysteries: Eugène Sue’s Les Mystères de Paris      2. The Voice of the People: George Reynolds’s The Mysteries of London      3. Across the Channel: Paul Féval’s Les Mystères de Londres      4. The Philadelphia Version: George Lippard’s The Quaker City      5. “A Perfect Daguerreotype of This Great City”: Edward Zane Carroll Judson’s The Mysteries and Miseries of New York      6. Mysteries Across the World: Donald Cameron’s The Mysteries of Melbourne Life      Notes      Bibliography      Index