A Question of Class: The Redneck Stereotype in Southern Fiction

                                         

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• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Popular Press 1; 1 edition (June 15, 1997)
• Language: English

“Rednecks” have long been subjects of scorn and ridicule, especially in the South. Carr probes the historical and sociological reasons for the descent of this social class into poverty, their inability to rise above it, and their continuing subjugation to a stereotype developed by others—and all too often accepted by themselves. Carr also records the progress in Southern fiction of this negative stereotype, from antebellum writers who saw rednecks as threats to the social order, to post-Civil War writers who lamented the lost potential of these people and urged sympathy and understanding, to contemporary writers who favor acceptance. Ultimately, this work is an evaluation of individual Southern fiction writers in their capacity to rise above stereotyping.

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A Question of Class: The Redneck Stereotype in Southern Fiction

                                         

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• Hardcover: 188 pages
• Publisher: Popular Pr of Bowling Green State (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English

Traces the portrayal of poor whites in southern fiction, from antebellum writers who saw them as threats to social order, through post-Civil War writers who lamented the lost potential and urged sympathy, to modern writers who in some ways reverted to the earlier attitudes, and contemporary writers who are generating a democratic acceptance. Paper edition (unseen), $19.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Martyr's Creek

                                            

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• Paperback: 316 pages
• Publisher: Foremost Press (March 1, 2007)
• Language: English

When your worst enemy makes you the executor of his estate, you don't expect an easy time. What James Pandolph discovers in settling Tom Powys' considerable estate is nothing compared to what is required settling the passions of his life. This includes neo-conservative politics at the highest level and the bodies that have fallen at every step along the way.

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Through the Magic Door

                                           

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• Paperback: 282 pages
• Publisher: BiblioLife (May 25, 2009)
• Language: English

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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Early German and Austrian Detective Fiction: An Anthology

                                            

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• Paperback: 254 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (October 1, 2007)
• Language: English

   Often considered an Anglo-American and French phenomenon, the detective story is now known to have been German as well, at least since Adolph Mullner's 1828 novella The Caliber--published 13 years before Edgar Allan Poe's "Murders of the Rue Morgue." The Germanic stories, however, were neglected by German and Austrian academics with literary-canonical predilections, dismissed by self-important Anglo-American scholars, and suppressed by National Socialists. Now, as scholars reexamine noncanonical works in all genres, these stories arise newly appraised and appreciated by critics and readers at last have access to the Germanic contemporaries of Poe, Gaboriau and Conan Doyle.

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Detecting Women 2 Pocket Guide: A Checklist for Mystery Series Written by Women (No. 2)

                                             

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• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Purple Moon Pr; Revised edition (November 1, 1995)
• Language: English

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Mystery Women: An Encyclopedia of Leading Women Characters in Mystery Fiction : 1860-1979

                                         

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• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: E B Houchin Co (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English

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Real Life Dramas: Volume One

                                       

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• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 29, 2012)
• Language: English

Real Life Dramas: Volume One is a collection of nine factual accounts experienced by real people inauthentic situations. These accounts have been related to the author in detail, who has then dramatised these actual events in story form. 

Inside this book of short inspirational true stories:

• Mauled
• Captive
• Shallow Grave
• Firestorm
• Outplayed
• The Other Side of Darkness
• Murder At Midnight
• Bad Moon Rising
• Nowhere Man

Real life drama stories of tragedy, triumph and survival. Read them if you dare....

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Real Life Dramas - Volume One

                                         

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• Paperback: 210 pages
• Publisher: Lulu Press (June 6, 2011)
• Language: English

There are no more gripping and engaging stories than those that are true....Real life encounters, situations and dramas that involve real people. 

Real Life Dramas: Volume One is a collection of nine factual accounts experienced by real people inauthentic situations. These accounts have been related to the author in detail, who has then dramatised these actual events in story form. 

Inside this book of short inspirational true stories:

• Mauled
• Captive
• Shallow Grave
• Firestorm
• Outplayed
• The Other Side of Darkness
• Murder At Midnight
• Bad Moon Rising
• Nowhere Man

Real life drama stories of tragedy, triumph and survival. Read them if you dare....

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Ian Rankin's Black and Blue: A Reader's Guide (Continuum Contemporaries)

                                          

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• Series: Continuum Contemporaries
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic; First Edition edition (January 2002)
• Language: English

   This is an excellent guide to Ian Rankin's breakthrough novel. It features a biography of the author and interview with him, a full-length analysis of the novel, and a great deal more. If you're studying this novel, reading it for your book club, or if you simply want to know more about it, you'll find this guide informative and helpful.

This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential novels of recent years - from ‘The Remains of the Day' to ‘White Teeth'. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the 

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Reconstituting Authority: American Fiction in the Province of the Law

                                          

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• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: University Of Iowa Press; 1 edition (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English

   Ina"Reconstituting Authority, "aWilliam Moddelmog explores the ways in which American law and literature converged in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Through close readings of significant texts from the era, he reveals not only how novelists invoked specific legal principles and ideals in their fictions but also how they sought to reconceptualize the boundaries of law and literature in ways that transformed previous versions of both legal and literary authority.Moddelmog does not assume a sharp distinction between literary and legal institutions and practices but shows how writers imagined the two fields as engaged in the same cultural process. He argues that because the law was 

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Through the Magic Door

                                          

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• Hardcover: 282 pages
• Publisher: BiblioLife (June 4, 2009)
• Language: English

  This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

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Saint with a Gun: The Unlawful American Private Eye

                                           

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• Hardcover: 155 pages
• Publisher: New York University Press; First Edition edition (September 1, 1974)
• Language: English

   Examines the history and works representative of American detective fiction, providing psychological insight into popular opinions on violence, crime, revenge, and justice. Bibliogs

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The Deadly Directory 2000

                                        

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• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Deadly Serious Press (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English

   Your guide to the mystery community--all the information you need to find everybody who is anybody in the world of mystery, crime, and detective fiction. Complete contact details and descriptions for over 750 booksellers, events, groups, publications, and more. Essential reference for authors, booksellers, collectors, librarians, and publicists. Includes comprehensive index and appendixes.

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From Ghouls to Gangsters: The Career of Arthur B. Reeve: Vol. 2

                                          

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• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Off-Trail Publications; 1st edition edition (November 15, 2007)
• Language: English

   Volume 2 (nonfiction) is the definitive book on Reeve's life and work. It includes a lengthy career biography of Reeve, all major nonfiction works by Reeve reflecting on his career or detective fiction, an extensive bibliography of his work (magazine, book, newspaper, comic strip, stage, radio, film, television), an Art Gallery, a sources bibliography, and index. (Volume 1 includes a cross-section of Reeve's short fiction.)

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Through the Magic Door: The Best Collection books by Arthur Conan Doyle

                                         

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• Paperback: 108 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 1, 2017)
• Language: English

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Women, Crime and Language

                                           

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• Hardcover: 240 pages
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 2003 edition (August 7, 2003)
• Language: English

  Women, Crime and Language examines the relationships between discourses of crime and gender: how women are represented in fiction and reportage, and how they have represented themselves. Frances Gray explores a number of high-profile cases from the Whitechapel Murders of 1888 to the Children's Home scandals of the present day, in which women have been featured as victims, perpetrators or investigators. The author tracks the representation of women through detective stories, plays and novels.

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