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245 14 a| The female detectiveh| [electronic resource] /c| Andrew Forrester ; with a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith and an introduction by Mike Ashley.;

250 a| First edition.;

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260 a| Scottsdale, AZ :b| Poisoned Pen Press,c| 2016.;

300 a| x, 269 pages ;c| 21 cm;

490 1 a| British Library crime classics;

500 a| Originally published in 1864.;

505 0 a| The female detective: introduction -- Tenant for life -- Georgy -- The unraveled mystery -- The judgment of conscience -- A child found dead: murder or no murder -- The unknown weapon -- The mystery.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "'Miss Gladden', the first female detective, is a determined and resourceful figure, with ingenious skills of logic and deduction. Pursuing mysterious cases, she works undercover and only introduces herself as a detective when the need arises. Her personal circumstances and even her real name are never revealed. This obfuscation makes sense, considering that when The female detective was first published in 1864 there were no official female detectives in Britain--in fact, there were no women police officers either (and would not be for another 50 years). And the novel itself was well ahead of its time; further stories and novels featuring women detectives would not be widely published until the turn of the century"--Page [4] of cover.;

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The female detective / Andrew Forrester ; with a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith and an introduction by Mike Ashley.

Author/creator	Forrester, Andrew
Other author	McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
Other author	Ashley, Michael.
Format	Electronic
Edition	First edition.
Edition	First US trade paperback edition.
Publication Info	Scottsdale, AZ : Poisoned Pen Press, 2016.
Description	x, 269 pages ; 21 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects	Women detectives--England. --Fiction. Criminal investigation--Fiction. Murder--Investigation. --Fiction.

Series	British Library crime classics British Library crime classics. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents	The female detective: introduction -- Tenant for life -- Georgy -- The unraveled mystery -- The judgment of conscience -- A child found dead: murder or no murder -- The unknown weapon -- The mystery.
Abstract	"'Miss Gladden', the first female detective, is a determined and resourceful figure, with ingenious skills of logic and deduction. Pursuing mysterious cases, she works undercover and only introduces herself as a detective when the need arises. Her personal circumstances and even her real name are never revealed. This obfuscation makes sense, considering that when The female detective was first published in 1864 there were no official female detectives in Britain--in fact, there were no women police officers either (and would not be for another 50 years). And the novel itself was well ahead of its time; further stories and novels featuring women detectives would not be widely published until the turn of the century"--Page [4] of cover.
General note	Originally published in 1864.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2016933719
ISBN	9781464206474 (paperback)
Stock number	Poisoned Pen Pr, 6962 E First Ave Ste 103, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, 85251, (480)9453375 SAN 299-6898

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