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Beware of the Trains is a collection of detective short stories by the British writer Edmund Crispin published in 1953. It contains sixteen stories including Beware of the Trains which gave its title to the collection.
Beware the Trains is a collection of short stories written by Edmund Crispin, (mostly) featuring Oxford don and amateur criminologist Gervase Fen, each of which feature clever puzzles and "impossible" murders.
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Dec 29, 2021 · Beware of the Trains (1962) short stories by Edmund Crispin. Topics. murder, mystery, crime, edmund crispin, gervase fen, english, england, british, uk, united kingdom, humour. Language.
Sep 26, 2013 · The stories feature Oxford don Gervase Fen, who is a Professor of English at the University and a fellow of St Christopher's College, a fictional institution that Crispin locates next to St John's College.
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Jul 7, 1987 · The two collections of Edmund Crispin’s short fiction – this one published in 1953 and the posthumous Fen Country – suffer from opposing problems: the latter has a series of beautiful puzzles and hugely playful clues but is so finely focussed that it practically desiccates all the fun from Crispin’s usually reliably lissom prose ...
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Nov 1, 2013 · Originally published in 1962 by Walker, New York under title: Beware of the trains, sixteen stories. Access-restricted-item.
Oct 18, 2023 · A collection of 16 short stories from Edmund Crispin featuring his beloved amateur detective, Gervase Fen. Crime fiction at its quirkiest and best. Who burglarised the train heading for Victoria Station, and whatever became of its conductor?
