The House Without a Key

Name: The House Without a Key
Author: Earl Derr Biggers
ISBN: 9781791714413

by Earl Derr Biggers

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Originally published by Bobbs-Merrill Company

The House Without a Key is a 1925 novel by Earl Derr Biggers, the first of the Charlie Chan mysteries. Set in 1920s Hawaiʻi, the novel acquaints the reader with the look and feel of the islands from the standpoint of both white and non-white inhabitants, describing social class structures and customs of the era.

First published 1926352 pages

813

Category: Literature
Priority: Recommended
Author works: 3
Editions known: 181

Classification

Dewey (DDC): 813813.54813.52
Library of Congress (LCC): PS3503.I54 Cf 1977PS3503.I54 H68 2008PS3503.I54 H6 1925xPZ0003.B482 Cf 1977

Subjects

Chan, charlie (fictitious character), fictionCharlie Chan (Fictitious character)FictionFiction, mystery & detective, generalFiction, mystery & detective, hard-boiledFiction, mystery & detective, international crime & mysteryFiction, mystery & detective, police proceduralFiction, mystery & detective, traditionalHawaii, fictionPolice

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ISBN 9781791714413English

DATE DUE

First published1926

StatusREAD

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