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An edition of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont (1905)

The triumphs of Eugène Valmont

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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 wit, blending mystery and quasi-Gothic thrills with humorous detours and romantic adventure.

A notable figure in turn-of-the-century 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. From the hilarious satire of sensationalism in 'The Siamese Twin of a Bomb-Thrower' to the bizarre and operatic melodrama of 'The Ghost with the Club-Foot', Barr's stories delight the reader with their skill, variety, and never-abandoned sense of spirited fun.

This edition also includes Barr's two rare pastiches of Valmont's rival, Sherlock Holmes.

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Pages
220

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Triumphs of Eugene Valmont
2016, Crime & Mystery Club Ltd
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The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
1997, Oxford University Press
in English
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The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
1985, Dover
in English
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The triumph of Eugène Valmont
1906, D. Appleton
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The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
1906, D. Appleton
in English
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The triumph of Eugène Valmont
1906, D. Appleton and company
in English
Cover of: The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
1906, D. Appleton
in English
Cover of: The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
The triumphs of Eugène Valmont
1906, D. Appleton
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxiv]-xxv).

Published in
Oxford [England], New York
Series
Oxford popular fiction

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.8
Library of Congress
PR4069.B38 T7 1997, PR4069.B38T7 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxv, 220 p. ;
Number of pages
220

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1004705M
Internet Archive
triumphsofeugene0000barr_b4h4
ISBN 10
0192832484
LCCN
96044449
OCLC/WorldCat
503268850
Library Thing
707364
Goodreads
2753400

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