George Godfrey (novel)

George Godfrey
AuthorThomas Gaspey
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery, Romance
PublisherHenry Colburn
Publication date
1828
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

The History of George Godfrey is an 1828 novel by the British writer Thomas Gaspey, originally published in three volumes. [1] Written in the first person as a bildungsroman, the plot contains a murder mystery and makes reference to financial frauds as well as the ongoing Greek War of Independence.[2] At one point the title character is transported to Australia as a criminal.[3] Like Gaspey's 1827 work Richmond, it is an example of the Newgate novel.

References

  1. ^ Knight p.77
  2. ^ The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature p.495
  3. ^ Watson p.140

Bibliography

  • Burwick, Frederick Goslee, Nancy Moore & Hoeveler Diane Long. The Encyclopedia of Romantic Literature. John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
  • Knight, Stephen. Towards Sherlock Holmes: A Thematic History of Crime Fiction in the 19th Century World. McFarland, 26 Jan 2017.
  • Watson, Kate. Women Writing Crime Fiction, 1860-1880: Fourteen American, British and Australian Authors. McFarland, 2014.
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