The Big Bow Mystery
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| Author | Israel Zangwill |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
Publication date | 1892 |
| Media type | |
The Big Bow Mystery is an 1892 mystery novel by the British writer Israel Zangwill. It was originally serialised in The Star newspaper in 1891, before being published as a novel the following year.[1] Set in London's East End, it is one of the earliest examples of the locked-room mystery genre.
Film adaptations[]
The story served as the basis for three Hollywood film versions. The Perfect Crime (1928) and The Crime Doctor (1934) were both set in the contemporary United States, while The Verdict (1946) returned the story to the late-Victorian London setting of the original novel.
Bibliography[]
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Herbert, Rosemary. Whodunit?: A Who's Who in Crime & Mystery Writing. Oxford University Press, 2003.
References[]
- ^ Herbert p.251
External links[]
- The Big Bow Mystery at the Internet Archive.
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