The Mystery Of Mystery Stories - 1349 Words

Mystery as a literary genre finds its roots in the writings of the 19th century. During this century great writers of the literary fiction utilises their brilliance to lay the foundations of various aspects of the mystery writing. Many fictional characters who were born in the 19th century,are still the most famous personalities of today s fiction. It s interesting to note that US President Abraham Lincoln also wrote a mystery story in the 19th century, based on a real case once he defended(1). Anton Chekhov (1860 -1904) was a Russian physician, writer and playwright, renowned for his short stories in fact , he is considered among the pioneers of the short story .It may be surprising to many that he also wrote mystery stories early in the career under a pseudo name Antosha Chekonte. His book of mystery stories A Night in the Cemetery : And Other stories of Crime and Suspense contains more than 40 such stories(2).These stories may be the result of his experiences , when he accompanied the local police on criminal investigation and performed autopsies as a physician(3). Emile Gaboriau (1832 - 1873) French writer,novelist and journalist, best known as the father of roman policier (detective novel). Gaboriau created most popular fictional sleuth of nineteenth century French fiction Monsieur Lecoq ,based on a real police detective Eugene Francois Vidocq. Monsieur Lecoq appeared in 5 novels out of Gaboriau s 21 novels. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle s world famousShow MoreRelatedThe Mystery Of Ghost Stories2374 Words   |  10 PagesMystery ships are ships where something indescribable or unknown has occurred on that ship. 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