Saving endangered heirs and estates studies in European literature / Hugo G. Walter.
| Author/creator | Walter, Hugo, 1959- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Peter Lang, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies on themes and motifs in literature ; 136 |
| Contents | Arthur Conan Doyle -- Theodor Storm -- Frances Hodgson Burnett -- Agatha Christie -- Conclusion. |
| Abstract | "This book is a collection of 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, Mary Lennox, the narrator of Aquis submersus, Hercule Poirot, and others to save the landowners and heirs who are endangered and the estates which are threatened by thoroughly investigating their situations and by searching meticulously for the truth. These protagonists share and exemplify the "passion for getting at the truth" (220) which Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie's Murder in Three Acts declares is the primary motivating force and inspiration for his criminal investigations"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Walter, Hugo, 1959- Saving endangered heirs and estates New York : Peter Lang, 2020. 9781433141072 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020014386 |
| ISBN | 9781433141102 (mobi) |
| ISBN | 9781433141089 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9781433141096 (epub) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |