This acclaimed collection -- perhaps the finest of short American detective stories -- chronicles the crime-solving exploits of a powerful mind and moral figure in the 19th-century Appalachian wilderness. Uncle Abner employs shrewd deductive skills and his faith-based sense of justice to expose evil-doing in these 18 intriguing stories. Enriched by historical, political, religious, and legal observations, the tales are often favorably compared with Chesterton's Father Brown mysteries.
Melville Davisson Post (1869-1930) was a lawyer before he became one of America's most highly regarded writers, and his Uncle Abner stories abound in subtle nuances of evidence, criminal investigation, and points of law. Post's fiction is noteworthy for its remarkable form, imaginative plots, economical writing, and inexorable inner story logic.
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR009075003
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paperback. Etat : Near Fine. Later printing. Octavo, 8 1/2" tall, 252 pages, stiff illustrated wraps. A near fine, clean, neat soft cover with little shelf wear, gently read, binding tight, paper white. N° de réf. du vendeur 63959
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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Reprint. VERY GOOD CONDITION,clean, solid,bright; gold cover titlels on glossy balck paper covers showing hand on "Holy Bible". Corner of front cover has 1"DOVER MYSTERY CLASSICS" tombstone promo art logo; 256 pages; Set in the 1840s and 1850s in what is now West Virginia, these 18 stories profile the detective as seen through the eyes of his young nephew. With a combination of shrewd deductive skill, uncanny intuition, and keen powers of perception, Uncle Abner deftly exposes evil and evildoers. COMPLETE COLLECTION. N° de réf. du vendeur 136787
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