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H.C. Bailey's Reggie Fortune and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction

Author: Laird R. Blackwell

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-06-30

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 1476670692

H.C. Bailey's detective Reggie Fortune was one of the most popular protagonists of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Fortune appeared in nine novels yet it was in a series of 84 short stories that were published from 1920 to 1940 where he truly shone, combining elements of several popular archetypes--the eccentric logician, the forensic investigator, the hard-boiled interrogator, the psychological profiler, the defender of justice. This critical study examines the Fortune stories in the context of other popular detective fiction of the era. Bailey's classics are distinguished by well-clued puzzles, brilliant sleuthing, vivid description and social critique, with Fortune evoking images of Don Quixote and the Arthurian Knights in his pursuit of truth and justice in an uncaring world.

The Cases Of Detective Reggie Fortune

Author: H. C. Bailey

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2023-11-16

Total Pages: 182

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Mr. Fortune's Practice is a collection of mystery tales involving Reggie Fortune, a medically qualified detective (surgeon), who often deals with dark and dangerous cases including murderous obsession, police corruption, financial skullduggery, child abuse and miscarriages of justice. Table of Contents: The Ascot tragedy The President of San Jacinto The Young Doctor The Magic Stone The Snowball Burglary The Leading Lady The Unknown Murderer

Call Mr. Fortune

Author: Henry Christopher Bailey

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2020-12-08

Total Pages: 162

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"Call Mr. Fortune" by Henry Christopher Bailey. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Bodies from the Library 4

Author: Ngaio Marsh

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2021-09-30

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0008380988

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This annual anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a short novel by Christianna Brand.

Under the Fleur-de-Lis

Author: H. C. Bailey

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-06-03

Total Pages: 43

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This is a complete novelette written in 1924. It was published in Adventure magazine, New York and London, Dec 20, 1924, pp. 121-136. The story opens with a would-be attack on Sylvain de St Lo, a French priest. He is apprehended while on his horse. Unafraid he asks who his attackers are and tells them it will not be good for them if they attack him. On realizing he is French they become afraid and lead him to their master.

This is Mr Fortune

Author: Henry Christopher Bailey

Publisher: Lythway Press

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 304

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The Highwayman

Author: H. C. Bailey

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-19

Total Pages: 322

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"The Highwayman" by H. C. Bailey is an exciting tale of political intrigue. A hero, a beautiful girl, a jealous villain and a series of plots and maneuvers to put "The Pretender" on the throne after Queen Anne dies are the heart of this book. Manipulation and subterfuge are needed to keep the rightful heir on the throne and to avoid a royal scandal that would later have grave effects around the world.

The Metaphysical Mysteries of G.K. Chesterton

Author: Laird R. Blackwell

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2018-08-03

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1476631379

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G.K. Chesterton's Father Brown stories are widely considered to be some of the finest detective short stories ever published, offering vivid writing, brilliant puzzles, biting social criticism, and metaphysical explorations of life's great questions. This book presents the first in-depth analysis of his works both as classics of the detective genre and as meaningful philosophical inquiries. The Father Brown stories are examined along with Chesterton's less well known fiction, including the short stories about Mr. Pond, Gabriel Gale, Basil and Rupert Grant, Horne Fisher, Dr. Adrian Hyde and Philip Swayne, and the novels The Man Who Was Thursday and Manalive.

Doctor-Detectives in the Mystery Novel

Author: Howard Brody

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2021-01-18

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1527564800

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This is the first book to offer a critical analysis of one variant of the mystery story or novel—the use of a physician as the major detective. There is little difference between a medical “case study” and a mystery story. The book reviews the works of major authors, from R. Austin Freeman, Helen McCloy, Josephine Bell, and H.C. Bailey, to Patricia Cornwell, Kathy Reichs, Aaron Elkins, and Colin Cotterill, with briefer reviews of minor authors. It also addresses historical (fictional) physician detectives, psychological detectives, and physician detective nonfiction. Physicians and health workers are avid readers of detective fiction and will welcome this volume, which addresses their specific interests. Its critical analysis of books that have long been viewed as central to detective fiction will also appeal to fans of the mystery story.

Mr. Fortune's Practice

Author: H. C. Bailey

Publisher:

Published: 2019-09

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 9781690026679

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Henry Christopher Bailey was an English author of detective fiction. Bailey wrote mainly short stories featuring a medically-qualified detective called Reggie Fortune. Fortune's mannerisms and speech put him into the same class as Lord Peter Wimsey but the stories are much darker, and often involve murderous obsession, police corruption, financial skulduggery, child abuse and miscarriages of justice. Although Mr Fortune is seen at his best in short stories, he also appears in several novels.