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
Max Darling
Gender: Male
He is well-off, handsome and is a good friend of the antiquarian bookseller Annie Laurance, the main character in a row of whodunnits by Carolyn Hart. When Annie is suspected of murder, he helps her, their friendship develops into love and results in a happy marriage. Darling, who has studied Law, starts his own firm as a ‘confidential agent’ – a sort of private detective without a licence.