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
André Brunel
Gender: Male
Wealthy French private detective, living in a country mansion which is managed by his butler Prosper. André Brunel is about 35 years old, of average height, with neatly barbered hair which has started to go grey on his forehead, and has a rather square-set pale face. He is primarily interested in cases which seem to be inexplicable or supernatural and he solves them through logical deduction in ...