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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Delve into the gritty world of crime and investigation with James McLevy's 'At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts.' This collection of detective stories offers a glimpse into the lives of outcasts and the relentless pursuit of justice. McLevy's short stories, rooted in the tradition of mystery and true crime, present compelling narratives of police work and the intricate web of society. Explore the timeless themes of crime, punishment, and the human condition through meticulously crafted tales. A classic of the genre, 'At War with Society' provides a fascinating look at the challenges faced by those on both sides of the law, offering readers a captivating and insightful journey into a bygone era.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Delve into the gritty world of crime and investigation with James McLevy's 'At War with Society or, Tales of the Outcasts.' This collection of detective stories offers a glimpse into the lives of outcasts and the relentless pursuit of justice. McLevy's short stories, rooted in the tradition of mystery and true crime, present compelling narratives of police work and the intricate web of society. Explore the timeless themes of crime, punishment, and the human condition through meticulously crafted tales. A classic of the genre, 'At War with Society' provides a fascinating look at the challenges faced by those on both sides of the law, offering readers a captivating and insightful journey into a bygone era.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Im Krieg mit der Gesellschaft | Geschichten der Ausgestoßenen | James M'Levy | Taschenbuch | 124 S. | Deutsch | 2026 | Copycat | EAN 9788028520557 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Copycat s.r.o., 22, Holesovice, Schnirchova 662, 170 00 PRAGUE, TSCHECHIEN, kristoferpaetau[at]gmail[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 1st Edition. Published in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1861, this is the First Edition of two collections of stories of Crime Cases by Lascelles Wraxall and James McLevy, McLevy was a prominent police detective in Edinburgh in the mid-19th century, whose noted criminal investigation work has been said to be a source of inspiration for Arthur Conan Doyle when he created Sherlock Holmes. The book is bound in an old cloth binding titled in gilt to the spine, 6.25 inches tall approx., the Wraxall book runs to 357 pages. The Mc'Levy book runs to 304 pages, The binding has some general rubbing wear and sunning to spine else in solid condition, internally noticeable foxing to endpapers and opening and closing few pages, else contents in nice condition. A nice collection of two classic books of Victorian Criminal Cases, the Mc'Levy book is particularly scarce.

Zustand: Very good plus. First editions of two volumes of the Edinburgh detective's tales of Victorian crime and punishment. Collected tales of crime by Edinburgh's legendary first police detective, famous for his high rate of captures and convictions over an illustrious 30-year career before turning his hand to these memoir-adventures. Vigorous, brisk, allegedly true, full of colorful dialogue and moralizing asides, McLevy's literary work was extraordinarily popular, and the author's personal celebrity persists to the present day, continuing to inspire heroizing adaptations of his life and work (most recently, the long-running BBC radio series "McLevy"). The direct inspiration for contemporary imitators like William Crawford Honeyman, who took McLevy as model for his fictional Detective McGovan in the 1870s, McLevy is also cited as a likely influence on Arthur Conan Doyle, born in Edinburgh shortly before the publication of these volumes. As author-protagonist, McLevy shares with Sherlock Holmes a certain relentlessness and confidence, though the essential differences between the two point to the powerful tensions still animating the detective novel. As an agent of the law, with all the authority of the police force behind him, McLevy is both groundbreaking pioneer and conservative force: the first to hold his office in Edinburgh, inventing his profession as he goes, while simultaneously acting as the eye and the arm of the Establishment. Against this righteous folk hero, the figure of Holmes would later appear as an ambiguous counterpoint: a private genius free to choose his own clients and his own loyalties. This Edinburgh imprint went through at least four editions in 1861. All are scarce, but the first especially so. A beautiful and rare set of these collections: influential, authoritative, and still compelling. 2 volumes, 6.25'' x 4'' each. Two volumes, bound in 19th c. half calf over pebbled red cloth. Gilt-lettered spines. Pale green endpapers. 312; 304 pages. Moderate scuffing and wear to boards, some rubbing to spines. Light to moderate foxing to leaves of both volumes, primarily to endpapers. Light pencil lining to a few pages of SLIDING SCALE, with brief pencil notes to rear endpaper.