Anniversaries, 1 November
Arthur Morrison
Arthur Morrison was one of Britain's best-known authors around the turn of the last century on account of his realistic portrayals of London's East End and his stories about the private detective Martin Hewitt.
Morrison was born in Poplar, a working-class district in London's East End. His father was an engine fitter. Morrison was ashamed of his background, and he later invented details about his childhood and parents. As a result, little is known about his early life except that he did...
Theme article
History of crime fiction
By: Johan Wopenka
Literary figure
Nick (Nicholas) Miller
Gender: Male
A police detective with a degree in Law who lives in the centre of London and doesn’t really need to work: he comes from a well-off family and has private means, according to author Harry (actually Henry) Patterson. But Nicholas ‘Nick’ Miller likes his job, even though he must take on difficult cases. He is single, and a tough, somewhat rough-mannered man, an expert at karate and judo, as well as...