The Lock and Key Library: Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English
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- First published
- 1909 (this volume)
- Pages
- 242Digital editionReference edition
- Reading time
- About 5 hours10 half-hour sittings
- Language
- English
- Reading difficulty
- Not set
A little about the story
This volume of The Lock and Key Library collects mystery and detective stories in English from several writers.
Putting different authors next to one another makes the anthology a useful way to compare how much information a writer gives away before the central problem takes shape. The individual pieces have their own rhythms and can be read separately.
Is it for you?
You’ll enjoy it if you like
- short mystery anthologies
- comparing different writers
- choosing a story by length or premise
Browse by author or read one story at a time. Comparing openings shows how differently writers set up an inquiry or threat.
Things You May Not Know About The Lock and Key Library
- This is the Modern English volume. The subtitle identifies one part of the wider Lock and Key Library.
- It is a multi-author collection. The contents provide separate entries rather than episodes of one story.
About this edition
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