Poe & Doyle: Victorian Crime Fiction
Category: Event Calendar
Dates and Times for this Past Event
- Friday, Oct 21, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
- Friday, Oct 14, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
- Friday, Oct 7, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
- Friday, Sep 30, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
- Friday, Sep 23, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
- Friday, Sep 16, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
- Friday, Sep 9, 2022 12 - 3 p.m.
Location
Hower House - The University of Akron
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 2pm
Please call 330.972.6909 to RSVP or if you have any questions.
