Home›Detective and Crime Fiction›Setting Country or Place›EnglandBrowse ByEnglandFactsEnglandSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1850 1EnglandFilter Results1 entryGenreAllDetective Fiction (1)Gothic Fiction (1)AuthorAllArthur Conan Doyle (1)Composition YearAll1902 (1)Original LanguageAllEnglish (1)Country of OriginAllUnited Kingdom (1)AudienceAllChildren's (1)Show ResultsThe Hound of the BaskervillesEnglandSources1. Detective fiction (Wikipedia)Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceQuote, Detective fiction, lead section, genre origin sentenceThe detective genre began around the same time as speculative fiction and other genre fiction in the mid-nineteenth century and has remained extremely popular, particularly in novels.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.