AMELIA BUTTERWORTH - Complete Mystery Series (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. That Affair Next Door, Lost Man's Lane: A Second Episode in the Life of Amelia Butterworth & The Circular StudyBy Anna Katharine Green
Length28h 19m
About this audiobook
AMELIA BUTTERWORTH - Complete Mystery Series gathers Anna Katharine Green's cases featuring the formidable Miss Amelia Butterworth, a sharp-eyed New York spinster whose social respectability masks a rigorous detective intelligence. In novels such as That Affair Next Door, Lost Man's Lane, and The Circular Study, Green combines domestic observation, legal procedure, Gothic atmosphere, and puzzle-driven suspense. The prose is decorous yet incisive, rooted in the late nineteenth-century tradition that helped transform sensational crime tales into the modern detective novel. Anna Katharine Green, often called the "mother of the detective novel," brought unusual technical precision to crime fiction. The daughter of a lawyer and deeply interested in evidence, motive, and courtroom logic, she wrote mysteries that anticipated many conventions later associated with classic detection. Amelia Butterworth reflects Green's insight into women's constrained social roles: her heroine turns marginality—age, unmarried status, and "proper" curiosity—into investigative power. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the origins of mystery fiction, especially those who admire intelligent amateur sleuths, carefully staged clues, and the social textures of Gilded Age America. It offers both genuine entertainment and historical significance, revealing how Green helped prepare the ground for writers from Agatha Christie to the American golden-age school.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length28 hrs 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1AMELIA BUTTERWORTH - Complete Mystery Series (Annotated)
26XIX. A Decided Step Forward
2Introduction
27XX. Miss Butterworth’s Theory
3Historical Context
28XXI. A Shrewd Conjecture
4Synopsis (Selection)
29XXII. A Blank Card
5That Affair Next Door
30XXIII. Ruth Oliver
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6Book I. Miss Butterworth’s Window
31XXIV. A House of Cards
7I. A Discovery
32XXV. “The Rings! Where Are the Rings?”
8II. Questions
33XXVI. A Tilt With Mr. Gryce
9III. Amelia Discovers Herself
34XXVII. Found
10IV. Silas Van Burnam
35XXVIII. Taken Aback
11V. “This Is No One I Know.”
36Book III. The Girl in Gray
12VI. New Facts
37XXIX. Amelia Becomes Peremptory
13VII. Mr. Gryce Discovers Miss Amelia
38XXX. The Matter as Stated by Mr. Gryce
14VIII. The Misses Van Burnam
39XXXI. Some Fine Work
15IX. Developments
40XXXII. Iconoclasm
16X. Important Evidence
41XXXIII. “Known, Known, All Known.”
17XI. The Order Clerk
42XXXIV. Exactly Half-Past Three
18XII. The Keys
43XXXV. A Ruse
19XIII. Howard Van Burnam
44Book IV. The End of a Great Mystery
20XIV. A Serious Admission
45XXXVI. The Result
21XV. A Reluctant Witness
46XXXVII. “Two Weeks!”
22Book II. The Windings of a Labyrinth
47XXXVIII. A White Satin Gown
23XVI. Cogitations
48XXXIX. The Watchful Eye
24XVII. Butterworth Versus Gryce
49XL. As the Clock Struck
25XVIII. The Little Pincushion
50XLI. Secret History
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