The Dorrington Deed-Box

Horace Dorrington is a polite and even-tempered detective who, despite his charming personality, will do whatever it takes to catch a criminal, including inflicting his own violent punishment. Written by Arthur Morrison The Dorington Deed-Box is a collection of short works of fiction, all following the shocking and fascinating behavior of Detective Horace Dorrington, who fights for the law by breaking it.

About the author

English author and journalist Arthur Morrison (born 1 November 1863; died 4 December 1945) is best known for his realistic books, his depictions of working-class life in London's East End, and his Martin Hewitt-centered detective tales. Additionally, he authored various publications on Japanese art while collecting Japanese artwork. Through donations and purchases, the British Museum now holds a large portion of his collection. Morrison's novel A Child of the Jago is his most well-known piece of fiction (1896). Morrison published his first piece of significant journalism in the newspaper The Globe in 1885. He was hired in 1886 to a position at the People's Palace in Mile End after rising to the rank of the third-class clerk. He was granted reading privileges at the British Museum in 1888, and he went on to publish a series of 13 sketches titled Cockney Corner that chronicled daily life in a number of London neighborhoods, including Soho, Whitechapel, and Bow Street. Around 1,800 Japanese woodblock prints were given by Morrison to the British Museum in 1906.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur Morrison
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.05.2021
• EAN: 9781513280783
• ISBN: 978-1-5132-8078-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Illustrations: Illustrationen, nicht spezifiziert
• Series: Mint Editions; Mint Editions—Short Story Collections and Anthologies; Mint Editions (Short Story Collections and Anthologies)
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Short Stories (single author), Central London, Short Stories, Classic crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives