Description

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Shifts the focus on Victorian detectives from Sherlock Holmes to a variety of other popular figures that have received far less critical attention in the contemporary period
Discusses both classic and lesser-known figures to detail the breadth of impact each has had on contemporary adaptation
Offers insight into a variety of adaptations and types of legacies that the different figures have experienced, ranging from television to theater and beyond

About the Author

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Lucyna Krawczyk-Żywko is Assistant Professor at the Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw, Poland. Her main research area is contemporary reimaginings of Victorian villains and detectives, historic and fictional. She has published primarily on Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper.