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Edmund Lester Pearson

    Edmund Lester Pearson è stato un bibliotecario e autore americano celebrato per i suoi contributi al genere "true crime". La sua scrittura approfondisce gli aspetti più oscuri della natura umana e i misteri sociali, dissezionando meticolosamente casi criminali reali. Pearson ha offerto ai lettori uno sguardo penetrante sulla psicologia sia dei perpetratori che delle vittime attraverso il suo approccio dettagliato e analitico. Il suo lavoro nel genere "true crime" è considerato influente e continua a ispirare autori contemporanei che esplorano argomenti simili.

    Dime Novels; or, Following an Old Trail in Popular Literature
    Masterpieces of Murder; an Edmund Pearson True Crime Reader
    The Believing Years
    The Secret Book
    • The Secret Book

      • 262pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Pearson's groundbreaking study of the art and science of secret writing remains a classic of the genre. Drawing on a wide range of historical and literary sources, he provides a compelling overview of the many different methods of code and cipher creation and decoding, from ancient times to the present day. With its engaging prose and fascinating insights, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in cryptography or espionage.

      The Secret Book
    • History of the development of this popular form of paperback novel. With 16 illustrations. Ballade of Dime Novels by Arthur Guiterman, list of b&w illustrations, Part I. Innocent I. The Pioneer; II. The Times; III. Books and Readers of the Day; IV. Afloat and Ashore; V. Success; Vi. Beadle, the Founder; VII. Propriety Rampant; VIII. The Imitators; IX. A Personal Interlude; X. Morals, Morals; XI. Beadle's Authors. Part II. Wild Days;: I. The 1880s; II. The Old Cap. III. The Old Sleuth; IV. Broadway Billy and Jack Harkaway; V. Deadwood Dick. Part III. Old The Menace of Respectability; II. Nick Carter; III. Yale's Greatest Hero; IV. All the Manly Virtues; comments on illustrations, acknowledgments, index.

      Dime Novels; or, Following an Old Trail in Popular Literature