Description
Book SynopsisThis book is a collection of great and insightful essays which discuss heroic endeavors to save endangered heirs and estates by searching devotedly for the truth in various criminal and civil situations. This book focuses especially on important works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Theodor Storm, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Agatha Christie, while also discussing works by other important European authors. In each of these literary masterpieces the landowner or heir is emotionally and physically endangered and his or her house and estate imperiled by one or more individuals from within his or her own family or from within the sphere of influence of the family. In these works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Theodor Storm, Frances Hodgson Burnett, and Agatha Christie there is a valiant attempt by such individuals as Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Mary Lennox, Hercule Poirot, and others to save the landowners and heirs who are endangered and the estates which are threatened by thoroughly investigating the
Trade Review
“In this excellent study Hugo G. Walter takes us on an extraordinary journey through splendid houses, crime scenes, and secret gardens showing effectively how the search for truth saves endangered heirs and imperiled estates.”—Luisa Ferreira, Berkeley College
“Hugo G. Walter’s book is a fascinating exploration of beautiful and important mansions and estates in European fiction that comfort those who appreciate them and inspire those who courageously search for the truth. I recommend this insightful work very highly.”—Richard Schultz, Berkeley College
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments – Introduction – Arthur Conan Doyle – Theodor Storm – Frances Hodgson Burnett – Agatha Christie – Conclusion – Works Consulted – Index.
