Why did nineteenth century readers enjoy detective stories? Take notes and turn into a paragraph at the start of your essay. If you want to write in more detail, you can look at these articles: www.enotes.com/nineteenth-century-criticism/detective-fiction http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/VictorianCrime.html If you finish, make detailed notes about the character of Sherlock Holmes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes

Nineteenth Century 1800 – 1900 Period of technological, scientific, industrial transformation. Period of huge growth in society.

1800 – 1900

Period of technological, scientific, industrial transformation.

Period of huge growth in society.

Emile Gaboriau Emile Gaboriau Monsieur Lecoq “ The Self-Made Detective”

Emile Gaboriau

Monsieur Lecoq

“ The Self-Made Detective”

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe The Murders in the Rue Morgue C. Auguste Dupin

Edgar Allan Poe

The Murders in the Rue Morgue

C. Auguste Dupin

Pattern of Poe’s stories a strange crime takes place a brilliant detective investigates the detective solves the crime through logical reasoning the criminal is unmasked

a strange crime takes place

a brilliant detective investigates

the detective solves the crime through logical reasoning

the criminal is unmasked

Social Change fears about menace of crime industrial revolution altered towns and cities by 1851 half of Britain’s population lived in an urban area theft of property and organised crime became a concern Metropolitan Police established in 1828

fears about menace of crime

industrial revolution altered towns and cities

by 1851 half of Britain’s population lived in an urban area

theft of property and organised crime became a concern

Metropolitan Police established in 1828

Type of detective interest in sciences creation of scientist-detectives solves crimes by use of logic and latest scientific investigative methods

interest in sciences

creation of scientist-detectives

solves crimes by use of logic and latest scientific investigative methods

Why did nineteenth century readers enjoy detective stories? Turn your notes into a paragraph at the start of your essay. If you want to write in more detail, you can look at these articles: www.enotes.com/nineteenth-century-criticism/detective-fiction http://www.crimeculture.com/Contents/VictorianCrime.html If you finish, make detailed notes about the character of Sherlock Holmes from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes