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Arthur and the Great Detective

  • 1979 first published
  • 74 pages
  • 2 editions

Arthur and the Great Detective is a 1979 Victorian mystery novella by Alan Coren. It deals with robbers and outlaws and railroad trains.

It runs to roughly 74 pages — about an hour and a half of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Mystery and detective stories
  • Robbers and outlaws
  • Railroad trains
  • Children's fiction
  • Holmes, sherlock

Quick answers

Who wrote Arthur and the Great Detective?

Arthur and the Great Detective was written by Alan Coren and first published in 1979.

What genre is Arthur and the Great Detective?

It is usually shelved as Victorian Mysteries.

How long is Arthur and the Great Detective?

The median edition has 74 pages, about about an hour and a half of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Arthur and the Great Detective?

Readers who like it often enjoy Silver Blaze, The Intruder and Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes [adaptation].

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