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As the "mother of detective fiction" and the most famous American mystery writer in her day, Anna Katharine Green helped to develop a popular genre. Arguably the next important writer to work in the g...
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During the nineteenth century Anna Katharine Green Rohlfs was an internationally known writer of detective fiction whose works were translated into at least five languages and who was admired by liter...
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In the following essay, Harkins and Johnston focus on Green's literary beginnings, her role as a trailblazer in the genre of detective fiction, and her strengths as a writer.
It is related that...
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In the following essay, Overton examines Dark Hollow in order to illustrate Green's method of writing detective stories.
Anna Katharine Green is a remarkable figure among American authors. With...
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In the following essay, Woodward recalls her visit with Green in Buffalo, New York, during which the eighty-three-year-old author reflected on the differences between contemporary mystery stories and ...
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In the following excerpt, Haycraft underscores the historical importance of Green's mysteries, particularly The Leavenworth Case, to the detective genre in America.
Unless the reader is prepare...
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In the following excerpt, Cornillon views The Golden Slipper and Other Problems for Violet Strange from a feminist perspective, showing how the collection exposes female oppression and emphasizes sist...
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In the following excerpt, Hayne discusses the historical importance of Green's works in terms of her consolidation of the detective novel and the sensational novel and her contribution to the l...
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In the following excerpt, Peterson emphasizes Green's influence on later detective writers, and describes three of Green's principal detectives: Ebenezer Gryce, Amelia Butterworth, and V...
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In the following excerpt, Ross calls That Affair Next Door a feminist work, arguing that Green challenges conventional notions of female behavior through her portrayal of Amelia Butterworth.
Born in B...
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Anna Katharine Green
Critical Essay by E. F. Harkins and C. H. L. Johnston
