Author : George W. M. Reynolds
Release : 2020-04-10
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Mysteries of London (Vol. 1-4) by : George W. M. Reynolds
Download or read book The Mysteries of London (Vol. 1-4) written by George W. M. Reynolds. This book was released on 2020-04-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mysteries of London in 4 volumes is a "penny blood" classic. There are many plots in the story, but the overarching purpose is to reveal different facets of life in London, from its seedy underbelly to its over-indulgent and corrupt aristocrats. The Mysteries of London are considered to be among the seminal works of the Victorian "urban mysteries" genre, a style of sensational fiction which adapted elements of Gothic novels – with their haunted castles, innocent noble damsels in distress and nefarious villains – to produce stories which instead emphasized the poverty, crime, and violence of a great metropolis, complete with detailed and often sympathetic descriptions of the lives of lower-class lawbreakers and extensive glossaries of thieves' cant, all interwoven with a frank sexuality not usually found in popular fiction of the time.