{"product_id":"the-penguin-book-of-gaslight-crime-con-artists-burglars-rogues-and-scoundrels-from-the-time-of-sherlock-holmes-penguin-classics-9780143105664","title":"The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime Con Artists Burglars Rogues and Scoundrels from the Time of Sherlock Holmes Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exclusive collection—the first-ever gathering of rogues from the gaslight era, including Arsène Lupin, the inspiration for the new Netflix series\u003ci\u003e Lupin\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Omar Sy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e collected here for the first time: the best crime fiction from the gaslight era. All the legendary thieves are present-Arsène Lupin and A. J. Raffles, Colonel Clay and Simon Carne, Romney Pringle, Get Rich Quick Wallingford, and the Infallible Godahl-burgling London and Paris, conning New York and Ostend, laughing all the way to the bank. Also featured are stories by distinguished writers from outside the mystery and detective genres, including Sinclair Lewis, Arnold Bennett, H. G. Wells, and William Hope Hodgson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may the more perfectly respect it.\"\u003cbr\u003e-G. K. Chesterton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Fools and Their Money\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrant Allen (1848-1899)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Episode of the Diamond Links\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy Boothby (1867-1905)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Duchess of Wiltshire's Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE. W. Hornung (1866-1921)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNine Points of the Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Barr (1849-1912)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Mystery of the Five Hundred Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArnold Bennett (1867-1931)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Comedy on the Gold Coast\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Le Queux (1864-1927)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Story of a Secret\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO. Henry (1862-1910)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Chair of Philanthromathematics\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Randolph Chester (1869-1924)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet-Rich-Quick Wallingford\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Irving Anderson (1877-1947)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlind Man's Buff\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Hope Hodgson (1877-1918)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Diamond Spy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSinclair Lewis (1885-1951)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Willow Walk\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgar Wallace (1875-1932)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFour Square Jane\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51862441656663,"sku":"9780143105664","price":14.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780143105664.jpg?v=1759917817","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-penguin-book-of-gaslight-crime-con-artists-burglars-rogues-and-scoundrels-from-the-time-of-sherlock-holmes-penguin-classics-9780143105664","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}