The body in the library: an exhibition of detective fiction from the Rare Books Collection 15 March - 8 June 2012


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The body in the library: an exhibition of detective fiction from the Rare Books Collection 15 March - 8 June 2012

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The exhibition was held in the Rare Books Exhibition space, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Monash University from 15 March - 8 June 2012 Opening address given by John Loder, author of Australian crime fiction: a bibliography, 1857-1993. Dip into this exhibition of detective fiction from the Rare Books Collection and you will discover not only the delights enjoyed by readers of popular fiction in former times but also some of the key templates of the literature of crime. You will discover anew that crime is an almost irresistible prospect in a book.

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English

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20p.

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Text - Monash University Library CC-BY 4.0. Images - Copyright Not Evaluated

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https://repository.erc.monash.edu/files/upload/Rare-Books/Exhibition-Catalogues/rb_exhibition_catalogues_2012_001.pdf

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Overell, Richard et al., “The body in the library: an exhibition of detective fiction from the Rare Books Collection 15 March - 8 June 2012,” Monash Collections Online, accessed June 8, 2023, https://repository.erc.monash.edu/items/show/13392.

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