This book is a collection of great and insightful essays which discuss heroic endeavors to save endangered heirs and estates by searching devotedly for the truth in various criminal and civil situations.

Autorentext

Hugo G. Walter has a B.A. from Princeton University, an M.A. from Old Dominion University, a Ph.D. in literature from Yale University, and a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary humanities from Drew University. Dr. Walter is Professor of English and Humanities at Berkeley College. His two most recent publications are Magnificent Houses in Twentieth Century European Literature (Lang, 2012) and Sanctuaries in Washington Irving s `The Sketch Book (Lang, 2014).

Inhalt

Acknowledgments - Introduction - Arthur Conan Doyle - Theodor Storm - Frances Hodgson Burnett - Agatha Christie - Conclusion - Works Consulted - Index.