An Advancement of Learning
An Advancement of Learning is a 1971 crime novel by Reginald Hill, the second novel in the Dalziel and Pascoe series.
 First edition cover | |
| Author | Reginald Hill |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Dalziel and Pascoe series, #2 |
| Genre | crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 254p. |
| ISBN | 0-00-231009-0 |
| OCLC | 16194286 |
| Preceded by | A Clubbable Woman |
| Followed by | Ruling Passion |
In this novel, the detectives investigate a murder at the fictional Holm Coultram College.[1] More bodies are found after their arrival on campus.[2] In this novel, Pascoe's future wife joins the action as a faculty member whom he knew from years past.
The book's title is an homage to Francis Bacon's (1561–1626) philosophical tome, The Advancement of Learning.[3]
References
- http://felonyandmayhem.com/book/an-advancement-of-learning/
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-10-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5500
Publication history
- 1971, London: Collins Crime Club ISBN 0-00-231009-0, Pub date 1971, Hardback
- 1987, New York: Signet (Penguin) ISBN 0-451-14656-5, Paperback
- 1996, Toronto: Harper Collins Canada ISBN 0-586-07259-4, Paperback
- 2008, New York: Felony & Mayhem Press ISBN 978-1-934609-08-8, Pub date 2008.
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