Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens
1859
Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens
1859
Hunted Down: The Detective Stories of Charles Dickens, first published in 1859, is a collection of detective narratives that delve into crime, deception, and human nature. The stories reflect Dickens's keen insights into moral dilemmas and the complexities of criminal psychology, often featuring characters like Mr. Sampson and Mr. Julius Slinkton. This anthology also includes elements from Dickens's other works, showcasing his experiences as a law clerk and his observations of police practices in Victorian London, contributing to the development of the detective genre.
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“A very little key will open a very heavy door.””
— Charles Dickens
“my first impression of those people, founded on face and manner alone, was invariably true. My mistake was in suffering them to come nearer to me and explain themselves away.””
— Charles Dickens
“She left me without a word of notice or explanation. She was misled””
— Charles Dickens
“There is no greater mistake than to suppose that a man who is a calculating criminal, is, in any phase of his guilt, otherwise than true to himself, and perfectly consistent with his whole character. Such a man will outface murder, and will do it with hardihood and effrontery. It is a sort of fashion to express surprise that any notorious criminal, having such crime upon his conscience, can so brave it out. Do you think that if he had it on his conscience at all, or had a conscience to have it upon, he would have committed the crime?””
— Charles Dickens
