The Triumphs of Eugene Valmont (1906) brings together tales of the multifarious exploits of Robert Barr's elegant and cunning sleuth, Valmont, a brilliantly ironic parody of Sherlock Holmes. Exhibiting the crucial combination of realism and imagination that characterizes the finest crime writing, the stories exude playfulness and blend mystery and quasi-Gothic thrills with humorous detours and romantic adventure. A notable figure in 1890s literary London and a friend of Conan Doyle, Barr was acutely aware of style as a form of statement and the stories are full of literary effects, commentary on the detective mystery genre, and Valmont's disparaging reflections on English values.

Médias	Livres Paperback Book (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé)
Validé	15 août 2017
ISBN13	9781974538249
Éditeurs	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages	238
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 13 mm · 322 g
Langue et grammaire	English

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