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  1. Wilkie Collins, Vera Caspary and the evolution of the casebook novel
    Author: Emrys, A. B.
    Published: 2011
    Publisher:  McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, N.C

    "Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular novelists during England's Victorian era. This critical study explores his formal ingenuity, particularly the novel of testimony constructed from epistolary fiction, trial reports, and prose monologue. This... more

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    "Wilkie Collins was one of the most popular novelists during England's Victorian era. This critical study explores his formal ingenuity, particularly the novel of testimony constructed from epistolary fiction, trial reports, and prose monologue. This text explores how the formal dialogue between Collins and Vera Caspary has linked sensation fiction with noir thrillers and film noir"--Provided by publisher

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780786447862; 1283096005; 9781283096003
    Subjects: Psychological fiction, English; Psychological fiction, American; Sensationalism in literature; Detective and mystery stories, English; Detective and mystery stories, American
    Other subjects: Caspary, Vera (1899-1987); Collins, Wilkie (1824-1889)
    Scope: Online-Ressource (vii, 209 p)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    IntroductionFramed: a brief history of documents as narrative frames -- How he wrote his books: the apprentice years of framing testimony -- The woman in white: Collins launches the casebook novel -- Counterpoint witnessing in No name and Armadale -- The moonstone: Collins eclipses his first casebook -- Framed testimony in Collins's later novels -- The casebook after Collins -- Before Laura: Vera Caspary's early career and novels -- Laura: sensation roots of a noir novel -- Laura and Bedelia: "new woman" noir -- After Laura: Caspary's other casebook novels -- Caspary continues multiple focus -- Reframed: multiple focus in popular and literary texts -- Conclusion.