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Morality and the Law in British Detective and Spy Fiction, 1880-1920 (Paperback)
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Morality and the Law in British Detective and Spy Fiction, 1880-1920 (Paperback)
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Who decides what is right or wrong, ethical or immoral, just or
unjust? In the world of crime and spy fiction between 1880 and
1920, the boundaries of the law were blurred and justice called
into question humanity's moral code. As fictional detectives
mutated into spies near the turn of the century, the waning
influence of morality on decision-making signaled a shift in
behavior from idealistic principles towards a pragmatic outlook
taken in the national interest. Taking a fresh approach to Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle's popular protagonist, Sherlock Holmes, this
book examines how Holmes and his rival maverick literary detectives
and spies manipulated the law to deliver a fairer form of justice
than that ordained by parliament. Multidisciplinary, it views
detective fiction through the lenses of law, moral philosophy, and
history, and incorporates issues of gender, equality, and race. By
studying popular publications of the time, it provides a glimpse
into public attitudes towards crime and morality and how those
shifting opinions helped to reconstructed the hero in a new image.
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