The Leavenworth Case
| Author | Anna Katharine Green |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons |
Publication date | 1878 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) (475 p.) |
The Leavenworth Case (1878), subtitled A Lawyer's Story, is an American detective novel and the first novel by Anna Katharine Green. Set in New York City, it concerns the murder of a retired merchant, Horatio Leavenworth, in his New York mansion. The popular[1] novel introduced the detective Ebenezer Gryce, and was influential in the development of the detective novel. In her autobiography, Agatha Christie cited it as an influence on her own fiction.[2]
Adaptations
Green adapted the novel into a play first performed in 1891.[3][4] A later revival of the play starred Green's husband Charles Rohlfs.[5][6]
The story was filmed in movies of the same name in 1923 and 1936.
References
- ↑ (14 February 1924). "The Leavenworth Case" Read By Millions Here, Evening Independent
- ↑ Christie, Agatha (1977). An Autobiography. Dodd, Mead. p. 198.
- ↑ (16 September 1891). "The Leavenworth Case", San Francisco Call
- ↑ (18 September 1891). Music and Drama, Boston Evening Transcript
- ↑ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography, Vol. 9, p. 257 (1907)
- ↑ (22 January 1893). Written for Her Husband, Brooklyn Daily Eagle]], p. 5
External links
- Text of The Leavenworth Case provided by Project Gutenberg
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