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'''''An Advancement of Learning''''' is a [[crime fiction|crime]] [[novel]] by [[Reginald Hill]], the second novel in the [[Dalziel and Pascoe]] series. |
'''''An Advancement of Learning''''' is a [[crime fiction|crime]] [[novel]] by [[Reginald Hill]], the second novel in the [[Dalziel and Pascoe]] series. |
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In this novel, the detectives investigate a murder at the fictional Holm Coultram College.<ref>http://felonyandmayhem.com/book/an-advancement-of-learning/</ref> More bodies are found after their arrival on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/An-Advancement-of-Learning-Reginald-Hill?isbn%3D9780007313037%26HCHP%3DTB_An+Advancement+of+Learning |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-20 | |
In this novel, the detectives investigate a murder at the fictional Holm Coultram College.<ref>http://felonyandmayhem.com/book/an-advancement-of-learning/</ref> More bodies are found after their arrival on campus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/An-Advancement-of-Learning-Reginald-Hill?isbn%3D9780007313037%26HCHP%3DTB_An+Advancement+of+Learning |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330152439/http://www.harpercollins.ca/books/An-Advancement-of-Learning-Reginald-Hill?isbn=9780007313037&HCHP=TB_An+Advancement+of+Learning |archivedate=2012-03-30 }}</ref> In this novel, Pascoe's future wife joins the action as a faculty member whom he knew from years past. |
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The book's title is an homage to [[Francis Bacon]]'s (1561–1626) philosophical tome, ''The Advancement of Learning''.<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5500</ref> |
The book's title is an homage to [[Francis Bacon]]'s (1561–1626) philosophical tome, ''The Advancement of Learning''.<ref>https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/5500</ref> |
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| Author | Reginald Hill |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Dalziel and Pascoe series, #2 |
| Genre | crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 254p. |
| ISBN | 0-00-231009-0 |
| OCLC | 16194286 |
| Preceded by | A Clubbable Woman |
| Followed by | Ruling Passion |
An Advancement of Learning is a crime novel by Reginald Hill, the second novel in the Dalziel and Pascoe series.
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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.gutenberg.org/etext/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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