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    Dead Letter
    Dead Letter
    Dead Letter
    Audiobook8 hours

    Dead Letter

    Written by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

    Narrated by J. M. Smallheer

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    About this audiobook

    Published in 1866, "The Dead Letter: An American Romance" written by Metta Victoria Fuller Victor under the pseudonym, Seeley Regester, is credited by historians of popular literature to be the first full-length American crime fiction novel. The writing is melodramatic in places and includes opinions typical of the time period, but is an enjoyable, early example of the genre. The novel begins with Richard Redfield, a clerk in the "Dead Letter Office," opening an unclaimed letter. Upon reading the contents, he is convinced that the message relates to the events of a night two years prior when another young man was brutally murdered. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLibriVox
    Release dateAug 25, 2014
    Dead Letter
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    Metta Victoria Fuller Victor

    Metta Victoria Fuller Victor (1831-1885) was an American novelist. Born in Erie, Pennsylvania, she moved with her parents to Wooster, Ohio in 1839. There, she was enrolled at a female seminary with her sister Frances, who would later become a successful novelist and historian. After publishing stories in local newspapers, the two sisters moved to New York City to pursue their literary interests in earnest. There, Metta married publisher Orville James Victor and worked as an editor for several Beadle & Company publications. Using the pen-name Seeley Regester, she published dozens of successful dime novels. The Dead Letter (1867) has been recognized by scholars as the first full-length work of crime fiction in American literary history.

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