Since the 1960s, the study of the rich fantastic literature of the Victorian writers has been Klinger's consuming passion.

It received a starred review in Publishers' Weekly.

Norton in 2008, offers a similar in-depth examination of Bram Stoker's haunting classic and its historical context. THE NEW ANNOTATED DRACULA, published by W. Norton in 20, winner of the Edgar Award for Best Critical/Biographical Work and nominated for every other major award in the mystery genre. He is the editor of the three-volume collection of the short stories and novels, THE NEW ANNOTATED SHERLOCK HOLMES, published by W. Klinger is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on those icons of the Victorian era, Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Frankenstein.

She has published extensively in the fields of twentieth century literature, as well as photography and the visual arts. She holds a PhD in twentieth-century French literature from the University of London and is a well-known specialist of the work of French writer Georges Perec. Mireille Ribi re (Translator) Mireille Ribi re is a freelance author and translator. The story has been adapted for film and, most notably, for Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running musical. His most famous work, Le Fant me de l'Opera (The Phantom of the Opera ), was inspired by a tour of the cellars at the Paris Opera, and published in 1911. He became well-known for his popular and acclaimed crime and thriller novels, but Leroux also wrote poetry and short fiction. In 1907 he gave up journalism to become a writer, and quickly found success with Le Myst re de la Chambre Jaune (1908). During this time Leroux travelled to Russia to experience and report on the Russian Revolution. He worked as a court reporter and theatre critic before landing a job as an international correspondent for Le Matin. His extreme gambling is well-documented after he squandered the millions he had inherited, narrowly escaping bankruptcy. Gaston Leroux (Author) Gaston Leroux was born on in Paris and after school in Normandy, he returned to Paris to study law.

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