A Defence of Detective Stories
In attempting to reach the genuine psychological reason for the popularity of detective stories, it is necessary to rid ourselves of many mere phrases. It is not true, for example, that the populace...
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It is a well-known fact that people who have never succeeded in anything end by writing books about how to succeed; and I do not see why the principle should not be applied to success in the writing of...
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Let it be understood that I write this article as one wholly conscious that he has failed to write a detective story. But I have failed a good many times. My authority is therefore practical and...
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Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means...
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There has been some renewal of debate on the problem of the problem story; sometimes called the police novel, because it now consists chiefly of rather unjust depreciation of the police. I see that...
View ArticleA Defence of Detective Stories
In attempting to reach the genuine psychological reason for the popularity of detective stories, it is necessary to rid ourselves of many mere phrases. It is not true, for example, that the populace...
View ArticleErrors about Detective Stories
It is a well-known fact that people who have never succeeded in anything end by writing books about how to succeed; and I do not see why the principle should not be applied to success in the writing of...
View ArticleHow to Write a Detective Story
Let it be understood that I write this article as one wholly conscious that he has failed to write a detective story. But I have failed a good many times. My authority is therefore practical and...
View ArticleThe Blue Cross
Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means...
View ArticleThe Ideal Detective Story
There has been some renewal of debate on the problem of the problem story; sometimes called the police novel, because it now consists chiefly of rather unjust depreciation of the police. I see that...
View ArticleA Defence of Detective Stories
In attempting to reach the genuine psychological reason for the popularity of detective stories, it is necessary to rid ourselves of many mere phrases. It is not true, for example, that the populace...
View ArticleErrors about Detective Stories
It is a well-known fact that people who have never succeeded in anything end by writing books about how to succeed; and I do not see why the principle should not be applied to success in the writing of...
View ArticleHow to Write a Detective Story
Let it be understood that I write this article as one wholly conscious that he has failed to write a detective story. But I have failed a good many times. My authority is therefore practical and...
View ArticleThe Blue Cross
Between the silver ribbon of morning and the green glittering ribbon of sea, the boat touched Harwich and let loose a swarm of folk like flies, among whom the man we must follow was by no means...
View ArticleThe Ideal Detective Story
There has been some renewal of debate on the problem of the problem story; sometimes called the police novel, because it now consists chiefly of rather unjust depreciation of the police. I see that...
View ArticleA Defence of Detective Stories
On the detective story as a legitimate form of art The post A Defence of Detective Stories appeared first on Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
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Where do detective writers go wrong? The post Errors about Detective Stories appeared first on Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
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The fundamental principles of a great mystery story The post How to Write a Detective Story appeared first on Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
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Chesterton's first Father Brown mystery The post The Blue Cross appeared first on Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
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Did Shakespeare write the ideal detective story? The post The Ideal Detective Story appeared first on Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton.
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