Poe & Doyle: Victorian Crime Fiction
Category: Event Calendar
Dates and Times for this Past Event
- Thursday, Oct 20, 2022 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct 13, 2022 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Thursday, Oct 6, 2022 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Thursday, Sep 29, 2022 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Thursday, Sep 22, 2022 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- Thursday, Sep 15, 2022 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Location
Hower House Museum
60 Fir Hill
Details
In partnership with the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, Hower House Museum explores the invention of the detective through fiction. Learn about how Edgar Allan Poe created the contemporary conventions of mystery writing and about how Arthur Conan Doyle developed those techniques to create Sherlock Holmes. This exhibit explores the minds of the authors as well as the contexts that created the demand and public interest in crime writing.
Last tour starts at noon.
Please call 330.972.6909 to RSVP or if you have any questions.
