'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective by Bryan Kesselman

'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective by Bryan Kesselman

‘Paddington’ Pollaky, Victorian super-sleuth, was a contradiction: a man of mystery who tried to keep out of the limelight, while at times craving recognition and publicity. He was a busybody, a meddler, yet someone whose heart was ultimately in the right place. Newspaper accounts detail his work as a private detective in London, his association with the Society for the Protection of Young Females, his foiling of those involved in sex-trafficking and of his dogged search for abducted children – issues still sadly relevant today. In this first biography, author Bryan Kesselman investigates Pollaky’s involvement in the American Civil War, his placing of cryptic messages in the agony columns of The Times, and examines whether it was Pollaky who provided the inspiration for the literary greats Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes.

A forensic investigation itself worthy of a clue-gathering master.. a fascinating story, perfect material for a TV costume drama. -- The Jewish Chronicle

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ISBN 13	9780750959742
ISBN 10	0750959746
Title	'Paddington' Pollaky, Private Detective
Author	Bryan Kesselman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2015-02-02
Number of pages	256
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