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
Ephraim Peck
Gender: Male
The very friendly and honest retired judge Ephraim Peabody Peck lives in the fictive Sac Prairie in Wisconsin. He usually wears a large overcoat and a wide-rimmed hat and carries an umbrella. He can look slightly confused and lost, but one shouldn’t be fooled by his appearance, author August Derleth assures us. Peck has helped the police to solve many strange murder cases.