The Mysteries of London
| Autor: | George W. M. Reynolds |
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| EAN: | 4066339566194 |
| eBook Format: | ePUB |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Produktart: | eBook |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 05.12.2023 |
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| Schlagworte: | 19th century England Corrupt aristocracy George W. M. Reynolds Lower-class life Penny blood novel Sensational fiction Social commentary Thieves' cant Urban mysteries Victorian London |
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The Mysteries of London is a 'penny blood' classic. There are many plots in the story, but the overarching purpose is to reveal different facets of life in London, from its seedy underbelly to its over-indulgent and corrupt aristocrats. The Mysteries of London are considered to be among the seminal works of the Victorian 'urban mysteries' genre, a style of sensational fiction which adapted elements of Gothic novels - with their haunted castles, innocent noble damsels in distress and nefarious villains - to produce stories which instead emphasized the poverty, crime, and violence of a great metropolis, complete with detailed and often sympathetic descriptions of the lives of lower-class lawbreakers and extensive glossaries of thieves' cant, all interwoven with a frank sexuality not usually found in popular fiction of the time.
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