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Anglický jazyk
The Sword of Damocles - A Story of New York Life
Autor: Anna Katharine Green
"The Sword of Damocles - A Story of New York Life" is an 1881 detective novel by Anne Katherine Green. The third instalment of Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, "The Sword of Damocles" is a riveting tale of honour, repentance, and second chances... Viac o knihe
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"The Sword of Damocles - A Story of New York Life" is an 1881 detective novel by Anne Katherine Green. The third instalment of Green's detective series featuring Mr. Gryce, "The Sword of Damocles" is a riveting tale of honour, repentance, and second chances not to be missed by fans and collectors of Green's fantastic work. Contents include: "Two Men", "Life and Death", "The Japha Mystery", "From A to Z", and "Woman's Love". Anna Katharine Green (1846-1935) was an American novelist and poet. Among the first writers of detective fiction in America, she is considered to be the "mother" of the genre for her legally-accurate and well-thought-out plots. Other notable works by this author include: "The Leavenworth Case" (1878), "A Strange Disappearance" (1880), and "The Circular Study" (1900). Read & Co. Classics is proudly republishing this vintage detective novel now in a brand new edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.
- Vydavateľstvo: Read & Co. Classics
- Rok vydania: 2013
- Formát: Paperback
- Rozmer: 216 x 140 mm
- Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
- ISBN: 9781447478812
