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H.C. Bailey's detective Reggie Fortune was one of the most popular protagonists of the Golden Age of detective fiction. Fortune appeared in nine novels yet it was in a series of 84 short stories that were published from 1920 to 1940 where he truly shone, combining elements of several popular archetypes--the eccentric logician, the forensic investigator, the hard-boiled interrogator, the psychological profiler, the defender of justice.
This critical study examines the Fortune stories in the context of other popular detective fiction of the era. Bailey's classics are distinguished by well-clued puzzles, brilliant sleuthing, vivid description and social critique, with Fortune evoking images of Don Quixote and the Arthurian Knights in his pursuit of truth and justice in an uncaring world.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction
1. Detective Types of the Golden Age
2. The Eccentric Thinking Machine
3. The Scientist
4. The Psychologist
5. The Defender of Justice
6. The Philosopher
7. The Erudite Scholar
8. The Aristocrat
9. The Hard-Boiled
10. Literary Elements Exemplified by Golden Age Detective Fiction
11. Fortune Compared with Other Popular Detectives
12. The Fall from Fortune
13. The Archetype of the Reluctant Knight of the Rueful Countenance
Appendix A: The Most Memorable Golden Age Detective Stories
Appendix B: Reggie Fortune Short Story Collections and Novels
Works Cited
Index
