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However, recent evidence has come to light that Hewitt's adventures were - in fact - cases undertaken by a young Sherlock Holmes when he lived in Montague Street, several years before he would take up his legendary rooms in Baker Street with Watson. These volumes are the Complete Martin Hewitt Stories, taking Arthur Morrison's original publications and presenting them as Sherlock Holmes adventures. If you are a fan of Holmes, enjoy! And by all means, seek out the original Hewitt stories and enjoy them as well. 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Told through the perspective of James Rigby, Dorrington's latest client, \u003ci\u003eThe Dorrington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e begins when Rigby and Dorrington meet on a train. After appealing to Rigby's paranoia, Dorrington gets hired to save Rigby from a threat that the detective mostly made up. However, as Rigby's narration follows the private detective through his cases, it is impossible not to be fascinated with the way Dorrington works. As he solves crimes, recovers stolen items, outsmarts scammers and exposes crooked businesses, Dorrington is unafraid to get his hands dirty. He is willing to intimidate, steal, or dispose of anything and anyone standing in the way of a resolved case. Originally published in the midst of the detective fiction craze, spearheaded by the \u003ci\u003eSherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e creator Arthur Conan Doyle, \u003ci\u003eThe Dorrington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Morrison is a collection of work that celebrates an anti-hero detective. Featuring a variety of clever and interesting works of short fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Dorrington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e adds a unique and dark twist to detective fiction. With film and television adaptations and allusions, Arthur Morrison's \u003ci\u003eThe Dorrington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e and its protagonist, Horace Dorrington, have earned a place in pop culture, remaining fun and riveting to contemporary audiences. This edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Dorrington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e by Arthur Morrison now features an eye-catching new cover design and is printed in a font that is both modern and readable. With these accommodations, this edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Dorrington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e creates an accessible and pleasant reading experience for modern audiences while restoring the original wit and intrigue of Arthur Morrison's work. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince our inception in 2020, \u003cb\u003eMint Editions\u003c\/b\u003e has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHorace Dorrington is a polite and even-tempered detective who, despite his charming personality, will do whatever it takes to catch a criminal, including inflicting his own violent punishment. \u003c\/b\u003e Written by Arthur Morrison \u003ci\u003eThe Dorington Deed-Box\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short works of fiction, all following the shocking and fascinating behavior of Detective Horace Dorrington, who fights for the law by breaking it. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67577596739807,"sku":"9781513280783","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/zIrZaG4cVH9781513280783.webp?v=1790395099"},{"product_id":"hewitt-dorrington-private-detectives-the-complete-casebooks-paperback","title":"Hewitt \u0026 Dorrington Private Detectives: the Complete Casebooks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bumper helping of the detective stories of Arthur Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBritish author, Arthur Morrison was a writer and journalist principally known for his authoritative work on Japanese art, novels of working class life in the East End of London and collections of detective fiction featuring his two well-known characters, the private investigators Martin Hewitt and Horace Dorrington. Martin Hewitt, Morrison's first detective creation, has been described by a critic as 'a low key, lower class version of Sherlock Holmes', which allows more latitude for the character than it imposes limitations though it places him squarely in the heroic mould. By contrast Horace Dorrington has been described as 'respected but deeply corrupt'. This anti-hero is an 'unrepentant sociopath who is willing to resort to theft, fraud, blackmail or even murder' to earn his dishonest living. All those considerations offer, of course, highly encouraging prospects of reading enjoyment for aficionados of crime fiction. This substantial Leonaur edition contains all the Hewitt and Dorrington stories in one volume. Morrison was elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature in 1924. When he died in 1945 he left his art collection to the British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578651574495,"sku":"9781782825425","price":48.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/G2rWlsC-G09781782825425.webp?v=1790405634"},{"product_id":"martin-hewitt-investigator-paperback","title":"Martin Hewitt, Investigator - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eMartin Hewitt, Investigator is a book published by Arthur Morrison in 1894. It is a collection of 7 detective stories: The Lenton Croft Robberies, The Loss of Sammy Crockett, The Case of Mr. Foggatt, The Case of the Dixon Torpedo, The Quinton Jewel Affair, The Stanway Cameo Mystery \u0026amp; The Affair of the Tortoise. Though ostensibly Hewitt depends on logic to solve crimes, the stories mostly hinge on a clever gimmick. Sometimes all of the clues are provided for the reader to guess the solution, but for the most part one can only marvel at Hewitt's cleverness in figuring out bizarre solutions, and accept the solution he presents.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67578972209375,"sku":"9781979034722","price":8.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/IzbuO0IIX-9781979034722.webp?v=1790410408"},{"product_id":"a-child-of-the-jago-paperback","title":"A Child of the Jago - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the only critical edition of Arthur Morrison's searing tale of life in the slums of London's East End. Peter Miles's comprehensive edition offers unrivalled contextual material about the book, its author, and the social debates to which it contributed. 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