Symons, Julian 1912-1994

The tell-tale heart : the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe by Julian Symons ( Book )
19 editions published between 1978 and 2001 in English and held by 1,457 libraries worldwide

Nineteen eighty-four by George Orwell ( Book )
7 editions published between 1970 and 2000 in English and held by 1,361 libraries worldwide
While the totalitarianism that provoked George Orwell into writing 'Nineteen Eighty-Four' seems to be passing into oblivion, his harrowing, cautionary tale of a man trapped in a political nightmare has had the opposite fate, and its relevance and power to disturb our complacency seem to grow decade by decade.

Bloody murder : from the detective story to the crime novel : a history by Julian Symons ( Book )
46 editions published between 1972 and 2003 in 6 languages and held by 1,121 libraries worldwide

Mortal consequences; a history from the detective story to the crime novel by Julian Symons ( Book )
12 editions published between 1972 and 1979 in 3 languages and held by 1,110 libraries worldwide
Traces the evolution of crime fiction from Poe's earliest detective stories and Collins' mysterious thrillers.

Great detectives : seven original investigations by Julian Symons ( Book )
18 editions published between 1981 and 1986 in 4 languages and held by 1,026 libraries worldwide
Fictional biographies of seven fictional detectives: Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Nero Wolfe, Ellery Queen, Philip Marlowe, Hercule Poirot and Maigret.

Death's darkest face by Julian Symons ( Book )
16 editions published between 1990 and 1992 in 3 languages and held by 1,009 libraries worldwide
Julian Symons accepts the job of clearing the name of a man accused of murdering poet Hugo Headley.

The Blackheath poisonings : a Victorian murder mystery by Julian Symons ( Book )
19 editions published between 1978 and 2007 in 5 languages and held by 993 libraries worldwide
Sharing a large estate in the 1890's London suburb of Blackheath, the Collard and Vandervent families' near-incestuous entanglement has grown into a toxic web of lies and bitterness. While mama keeps an iron grasp on the purse strings, an unmarried daughter sucks greedily on her own disappointment, a son raises corruption to an art form, and an ethereal daughter-in-law casts come-hither glances at anything in pants. She casts them frequently at young Paul Vandervent, who responds by filling his journal with fevered love poems. And when one member after another of the family falls victim to "gastric misadventure," and his beloved falls under suspicion, Paul embarks on a quest to clear her name, resolving to solve "the extraordinary series of crimes popularly called The Blackheath Poisonings."

Conan Doyle : portrait of an artist by Julian Symons ( Book )
11 editions published between 1979 and 1988 in English and Japanese and held by 966 libraries worldwide
Presents a biography celebrating the active and impassioned public life and prolific literary career of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Kentish manor murders by Julian Symons ( Book )
19 editions published between 1988 and 1996 in 5 languages and held by 964 libraries worldwide
Kriminalroman.

Playing happy families by Julian Symons ( Book )
14 editions published between 1994 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 947 libraries worldwide
A happy family may be merely a front, is the theme of this murder mystery set in Britain. It follows Supt. Hilary Catchpole, trying to solve the disappearance of a girl from one such family. By the author of Sweet Adelaide.