Wednesday, March 19, 2025

"A Detective Story Cannot Be Analysed Like Other Fiction"

WE first noted T. S. Eliot's interest in detective fiction eight years ago (HERE), but he wasn't finished with the genre just yet:
T. S. Eliot, "Books of the Quarter," The Monthly Criterion (1927). Also online (HERE).

References and resources:
R. Austin Freeman (HERE) and reactions to The D'Arblay Mystery (HERE).
A. Fielding (HERE) and The Footsteps That Stopped (?).
Allen Upward (HERE) and The House of Sin (?).
Traill Stevenson (?) and The Diamond in the Hoof (?).
J. J. Connington (HERE) and The Dangerfield Talisman reviewed (HERE).
G. McLeod Winsor (HERE) and The Mysterious Disappearances ("re-titled Vanishing Men in 1927, is a series of locked-room type mystery stories, including that of a mad scientist who develops a levitation device with which to kidnap his victims").
C. Fraser-Simson (?) and Footsteps in the Night (?).
Donald Dike (?) and The Bishops Park Mystery (?).
J. S. Fletcher (HERE) and The Massingham Butterfly (online HERE).

Other mentions:
Wilkie Collins (HERE) and a review of The Moonstone (HERE).
Poe (HERE).
Sherlock Holmes (HERE).
Arsène Lupin (HERE).
"Jacques Roulleteabille" (sic) (HERE).
The Count of Monte-Cristo (HERE).
H. G. Wells (HERE).
"The Gold Bug" (SPOILERS! HERE).
Sergeant Cuff (HERE).
"Dr. Thorndike" (sic) (HERE).
Dr. Tarlton (?).
Inspector Gilmour (?).

Bonus Criterion reviews:
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