Haycraft Queen Cornerstones1915
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Haycraft Queen Cornerstones --- "The Definitive Library of Mystery Fiction"
Howard Haycraft originally published the list in his 1941 landmark book Murder For Pleasure and was originally titled "A show more Reader's List of Detective Story Cornerstones".
It was subsequently updated and broadened several times by Ellery Queen and became a standard amongst dealers and collectors everywhere. The list given here is the final revision and includes books from 1748 to 1952. show less
Howard Haycraft originally published the list in his 1941 landmark book Murder For Pleasure and was originally titled "A show more Reader's List of Detective Story Cornerstones".
It was subsequently updated and broadened several times by Ellery Queen and became a standard amongst dealers and collectors everywhere. The list given here is the final revision and includes books from 1748 to 1952. show less
Work | Category | Year |
---|---|---|
The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle | Haycraft | 1915 |
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan | Queen | 1915 |
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