Fourteen Great Detective Stories
Rev. ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Starrett, Vincent, 1886-1974, ed. - Contributor
Publication
1949 - Modern Library, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
116,000 words, Guess
Page Count
464 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivefourteengreatdet00hayc
- LibraryThing633682
- Goodreads59487376
- Library of Congress Control Number49006111
- OCLC Control Number833666539
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL6047072M
Classifications
- LCCPZ1.H32 Fo2
Description
A revised edition of the work of the same title edited by Vincent Starrett in 1928. Contents: [Purloined Letter](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL41065W) / by Edgar Allan Poe -- [The red-headed league](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL262476W) / by Arthur Conan Doyle -- The problem of cell 13 / by Jacques Futrelle -- The case of Oscar Brodski / by R. Austin Freeman -- The blue cross / by G.K. Chesterton -- The age of miracles / by Melville Davisson Post -- The little mystery / by E.C. Bentley -- The third-floor flat / by Agatha Christie -- The yellow slugs / by H.C. Bailey -- The bone of contention / by Dorothy L. Sayers -- The adventure of the African traveler / by Ellery Queen -- Instead of evidence / by Rex Stout -- The house in Goblin Wood / by Carter Dickson -- The dancing detective / by Cornell Woolrich.
Series Statement
- The Modern library of the world's best books [144]
Other Editions
- Fourteen Great Detective Stories
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