Catherine Louisa Pirkis

Gebundenes Buch

The Experience of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective

Beschreibung

When Loveday Brooke falls from her place in London high society, losing her financial security, she has no choice but to become a working woman. Set in the Victorian era, it is considered unusual and even shameful for a woman to participate in the workforce, but when Brooke proves her ability, no man can deny or ignore her talent. Beginning a career as a detective, Brooke becomes the go-to police consultant for any case that seems unsolvable. The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective is a collection of seven short stories, each portraying an individual mystery, varying crimes and intrigue. The Black Bag on the Doorstep is the first title in the collection, and follows a Christmas Eve robbery. Featuring a more heinous crime, The Murder at Troyte's Hill depicts a murder mystery after a local lodge-keeper is found dead in a ransacked room. Challenged with one of her most puzzling mysteries, Brooke attempts to find a young girl who vanished without a trace in the fan-favorite story, Missing. Unable to find a lead even after ten days of searching, the police are ready to give up, but Loveday Brooke is determined to reunite the girl with her family. With an original approach to the mystery genre, The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective was among Catherine Louisa Pirkis' most popular work. Often compared to Sherlock Holmes, Loveday Brooke remains to be a beloved and memorable character from the detective fiction genre, and is one of the earliest depictions of a woman working in the detective field in literature. With mysteries ranging from crimes of theft, murder, kidnap, and conspiracy, The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective provides a fun and fresh reading experience, as it has remained to be progressive and intriguing nearly one-hundred and thirty years after its original publication. This edition of The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective by Catherine Louisa Pirkis is now available in an easy-to-read font, and features a new, eye-catching cover design. With these accommodations, The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective is restored to modern standards while the original mastery of Catherine Louisa Pirkis' work is preserved. Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

Autor

Catherine Louisa Pirkis was born October 6, 1839 in London, England. She was one of eight children born to Lewis and Susan Lyne. Her grandfather, Reverend Richard Lyne, was best known for authoring a widely used school manual, The Latin Primer. BCatherine led a quiet life out of the public eye (and public record), until she was 32 and married Frederick Edward Pirkis. They had two children, a girl in 1873, and a boy in 1876. Between 1877 and 1894, including the collection of the Loveday Brooke stories. Catherine was one of the first people to feature a woman as a detective in literature. In 1891, Catherine and her husband Frederick co-founded the British National Canine Defense League. Their goal was to fight against cruel muzzling, chaining, experimentation or treatment of dogs. Today the League is known as the Dogs Trust, a nonprofit animal welfare charity and humane society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mint Editions
• Seitenzahl: 158
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 209mm x 132mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781513207315
• ISBN-10: 1513207318
• Artikelnr.: 62224753