Anna Katharine Green
Born: 01-01-1846
Anna Katharine Green, an early pioneer of detective fiction, was born in 1846 in Brooklyn, New York. Known as the "Mother of the Detective Novel," she authored the iconic "The Leavenworth Case" in 1878, introducing meticulous plot construction and distinctive characters. Green's work significantly influenced the genre, paving the way for future mystery writers like Agatha Christie. Her legal knowledge and attention to detail set her stories apart in the literary world.
Book summaries for books written by Anna Katharine Green
Quotes
The love of justice is a human instinct, and retribution is a necessary consequence of the exercise of that instinct.
The only way to keep a secret is to lock it up in your own breast or to confide it to no one.
Gossip is the devil's own weapon, and every word in this little town, from the highest to the lowest, is gossip.
Suspicion once aroused is difficult to allay.
Appearances are deceitful; the best of us are not always what we seem.
There is nothing like the monotony of a quiet life to do away with one's strength and courage.
The heart of a true woman is a very deep well; but it is not a bottomless one.
It's always the unexpected that happens in this world.
It takes pluck to meet the inevitable with a smile.
Some people are more to be pitied than blamed.
Guilt is not always synonymous with crime.
The secret of endurance is to remember that there is always another day to-morrow.