The 'Notting Hill Mystery' is aometimes claimed to be what?
The Notting Hill Mystery 2012 on the 150th anniversary of the novel's release. An ebook version is also available. The Notting Hill Mystery The Notting Hill Mystery (1862–63) is an English-language detective novel written under the pseudonym "Charles Felix", with illustrations by George du Maurier. The author's identity was never formally revealed in his lifetime, but several critics have since suggested Charles Warren Adams (1833–1903), a lawyer known to have written other novels under pseudonyms. It is arguably regarded as the very first detective novel in the English language. "The Notting Hill Mystery" was first published as an eight-part serial in "Once A Week"
The Notting Hill Mystery an edition of "The Notting Hill Mystery" in 1865. Collins bases his theory on a number of lines of evidence, including an explicit reference to Felix's identity as Adams in a 14 May 1864 "Literary Gossip" column of "The Manchester Times", which reads "It is understood that 'Velvet Lawn', by Charles Felix, the new novel announced by Messrs. Saunders, Otley & Co., is by Mr. Charles Warren Adams, now the sole representative of that firm." A number of critics – including Julian Symons, a crime writer and poet – believe it to be the first modern detective novel, even though