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For readers who love gentle humor, village characters and American comedy, and who enjoy a mystery as much for its laughs as its puzzles.
Che cos’è questo libro
Anderson Crow, Detective is a comic novel of small-town life by George Barr McCutcheon, published in 1920. McCutcheon was an American writer from Indiana, best known for the Graustark romances and for Brewster's Millions. Here he turns from palaces and fortunes to the dusty streets of a country town, Tinkletown, and to its self-important marshal, Anderson Crow.
The book gives you a gentle, good-humored picture of a place where everyone knows everyone and a crime is the biggest news of the season. You meet a lawman who believes he has the mind of a great detective, and a town that half believes it too. Let us begin with the man behind the badge.
In questo riassunto
- 1A small town has a large opinion of its marshalFree
- 2Every small mystery becomes a great case
- 3The town itself is the real company
- 4Why the humor works and what it says
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A small town has a large opinion of its marshal
The book is set in Tinkletown, a country town in the American Middle West of McCutcheon's own region. It is the kind of place where news travels from porch to porch before the sun is high. In such a town, the office of marshal carries more dignity than danger, and the man who holds it is watched by all.
That man is Anderson Crow. He takes his duty with great seriousness and his own talents with even more. He sees himself as the guardian of order and the equal of any city sleuth he has read about. The comedy begins in the space between how he sees himself and how the reader sees him.
McCutcheon does not sneer at his marshal. He gives him pride, stubbornness and a good heart, and lets the reader enjoy all three. The town, for its part, grumbles about Crow and still leans on him. This mix of mockery and affection sets the mood for the whole book, and it is why the humor feels warm rather than cruel.
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Questions about Anderson Crow, detective
What is Anderson Crow, Detective about?
It is a comic novel about Anderson Crow, the marshal of the small town of Tinkletown, who takes himself for a master detective. His efforts to solve local mysteries and keep order supply the humor.
Who wrote Anderson Crow, Detective and when?
George Barr McCutcheon, an American author from Indiana, wrote it. It was published in 1920, some years after his best-known works, Graustark and Brewster's Millions.
Is Anderson Crow, Detective a true story?
No. It is a work of fiction. Tinkletown is an invented small town, drawn from the American Middle West that McCutcheon knew, and Anderson Crow is a comic character.
Is Anderson Crow, Detective hard to read?
No. The language is plain and the tone is light. The humor is easy to follow.
Is Anderson Crow, Detective a serious mystery?
Not really. It borrows the shape of detective stories, but its focus is comedy, small-town character and gentle satire, so it is better read for fun than for tight plotting.