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The Big Bow Mystery

by Israel Zangwill

1895 · Mystery · Humor

Open Library OL1285628W

The Big Bow Mystery was originally serialised in The Star newspaper, before being published as a novel the following year. Set in London's East End, it is one of the earliest examples of the locked-room mystery genre.

About the author

Israel Zangwill (1864–1926) is represented here by 10 public-domain titles, including Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People, Dreamers of the Ghetto, and Ghetto Comedies. This page is a shelf list: the books are read on Open Library, not stored here. More of this shelf for Israel Zangwill.

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