"The Brotherhood removes the blanket of secrecy over Freemasonry and permits an objective investigation into a topic of considerable public interest. In Italy, recent scandals have toppled the government, and the echoes of that scandal continue to reverberate.   In this incisive book, Stephen Knight goes behind the scenes of a tightly knit, all-male society, many of whose members hold very influential positions, all of whom are bound by fierce oaths of secrecy. Does Freemasonry discriminate in favor of its members when it comes to jobs, career promotions, and business? How compatible is Freemasonry with Christianity and Judaism? A large number of instances in this book show how and where masonic ideas of morality, charity, and fraternity have been abused.   The secrecy that surrounds Freemasonry has traditionally been its greatest strength. Today it has become its own worst enemy. The revelations in this book will challenge many strongly held beliefs."

The Brotherhood

Politics & Social Sciences

KNIGHT,STEPHEN

Social Sciences

Harper-perennial

Mr Schnitzel

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Penguin Group Canada

Since its appearance nearly two centuries ago, crime fiction has gripped readers' imaginations around the world. Detectives have varied enormously: from the nineteenth-century policemen (and a few women), through stars like Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, to newly self-aware voices of the present - feminist, African American, lesbian, gay, postcolonial and postmodern. Stephen Knight's fascinating book is a comprehensive analytic survey of crime fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present day. Knight explains how and why the various forms of the genre have evolved, explores a range of authors and movements, and argues that the genre as a whole has three parts – the early development of Detection, the growing emphasis on Death, and the modern celebration of Diversity. The expanded second edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of recent research and new developments, such as ethnic crime fiction, the rise of thrillers in the serial-killer and urban collapse modes, and feel-good 'cozies'. It also explores a number of fictional works which have been published in the last few years and features a helpful glossary. With full references, and written in a highly engaging style, this remains the essential short guide for readers of crime fiction everywhere!

Crime Fiction since 1800: Detection, Death, Diversity

United States

Red Globe Press

Since its appearance nearly two centuries ago, crime fiction has gripped readers' imaginations around the world. Detectives have varied enormously: from the nineteenth-century policemen (and a few women), through stars like Sherlock Holmes and Miss Marple, to newly self-aware voices of the present - feminist, African American, lesbian, gay, postcolonial and postmodern.Stephen Knight's fascinating book is a comprehensive analytic survey of crime fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century to the present day. Knight explains how and why the various forms of the genre have evolved, explores a range of authors and movements, and argues that the genre as a whole has three parts – the early development of Detection, the growing emphasis on Death, and the modern celebration of Diversity.The expanded second edition has been thoroughly updated in the light of recent research and new developments, such as ethnic crime fiction, the rise of thrillers in the serial-killer and urban collapse modes, and feel-good 'cozies'. It also explores a number of fictional works which have been published in the last few years and features a helpful glossary. With full references, and written in a highly engaging style, this remains the essential short guide for readers of crime fiction everywhere!

Who really was Jack the Ripper? Was he a solitary assassin lurking in the shadows of gaslit London? Or was Jack the Ripper three men: two killers and an accomplice? In this work the author investigates all aspects of this strange case shrouded in mystery and misconception. The discovery of the murders is described by the men who were there, and evidence reveals that the hitherto unsolved Ripper murders were in fact a culmination of a full-scale cover-up organized at the highest level of government.

Jack the Ripper: The final solution

Harrap

What does it mean to be 'On the Square'? 
700,00 Freemasons, all male, probably make the largest secret society in Britain today. What exactly are they? Why are they so incredibly secretive? Is Freemasonry a positive, charitable organization which incorporates a certain amount of harmless mumbo-jumbo, or does it in fact represent something more sinister? 
Stephen Knight's impartial - but highly controversial - investigation addresses these vital questions and asks: 
DOES FREEMASONRY INFLUENCE OUR POLICE AND JUDICIARY? 
CAN A CHRISTIAN BE A FREEMASON? 
HAVE THE KGB PENETRATED THE FREEMASONS? 
DOES FREEMASONRY LEAD TO CORRUPTION IN PUBLIC LIFE 
Freemasons are all bound to silence, but now some of them have felt impelled to break ranks and reveal part of the truth...

The brotherhood: the secret world of the Freemasons

Religion & Spirituality

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

Dorset_Press

Form and Ideology in Crime Fiction

Genre Fiction

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Crime Fiction, 1800-2000: Detection, Death, Diversity

Stephen Knight's book is a full analytic survey of crime fiction from its origins in the nineteenth century to the most recent developments. Knight explains how and why the various forms of the genre evolved, explores major authors and movements, and argu

History & Criticism

Medieval Literature and Social Politics brings together seventeen articles by literary historian Stephen Knight. 
The book primarily focuses on the social and political meaning of medieval literature, in the past and the present. It provides an account of how early heroic texts relate to the issues surrounding leadership and conflict in Wales, France and England, and how the myth of the Grail and the French reworking of Celtic stories relate to contemporary society and its concerns. Further chapters examine Chaucer’s readings of his social world, the medieval reworkings of the Arthur and Merlin myths, and the popular social statements in ballads and other literary forms. The concluding chapters examine the Anglo-nationalist `Arctic Arthur’, and the ways in which Arthur, Merlin and Robin Hood can be treated in terms of modern studies of the history of emotions and the environment. 
This book will be of interest to scholars and students of medieval Europe, as well as those interested in social and political history, medieval literature and modern medievalism.

Medieval Literature and Social Politics (Variorum Collected Studies)

Routledge

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The Brotherhood

Mr Schnitzel

Crime Fiction since 1800: Detection, Death, Diversity

Crime Fiction since 1800: Detection, Death, Diversity

Jack the Ripper: The final solution

The brotherhood: the secret world of the Freemasons

Form and Ideology in Crime Fiction

Crime Fiction, 1800-2000: Detection, Death, Diversity

Medieval Literature and Social Politics (Variorum Collected Studies)

Medieval Literature and Social Politics (Variorum Collected Studies)