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The Victorian Era is a period in time that is used to refer to the age when Queen Victoria of England reigned, which, specifically, ran from 1837 to 1901. The era is commonly romanticized on account ...

“The Fall” executive producer Patrick Irwin (pictured above) has set a new project, Victorian detective drama “Fitz & Merryweather.” Abacus Media Rights are repping global sales, which will launch at ...

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Peter Lovesey: his first Cribb novel, Wobble to Death (1970), exhumed the bizarre Victorian phenomenon of the ‘wobble’ or endurance walking-race - Geoffrey Swaine/Shutterstock ​Peter ...

I am, as we all are, stuck at home these days. Back in mid-March I assumed I would spend much of my time in lockdown reading — still and always my favorite activity, ideal for an indefinite period of ...

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Michael Sims, editor of The Dead Witness, resurrects long-forgotten Victorian crime writing. With his pipe, deerstalker hat and formidable "methods," Sherlock Holmes may be the most recognizable face ...

In The Dead Witness, Michael Sims presents stories from the early days of detective fiction, revisiting classics and introducing readers to a... With his pipe, deerstalker hat and formidable "methods, ...