Chinese Detective: Luo Shifu
by (qing Dynasty) Nanfeng Pavilion Chief
About This Novel
"Chinese Detective: Luo Shifu" is a masterpiece of detective novels by Nan Feng Tingchang, a detective novelist in the late Qing Dynasty. It is also a rare vernacular detective novel in the late Qing Dynasty. It can be called the late Qing Dynasty's version of "Oriental Sherlock Holmes". The protagonist of the novel, Luo Shifu, whose name means "Teacher Holmes", is the "Oriental Sherlock Holmes" who was born before the great detective "Hawthorne". "Chinese Detective: Luo Shifu" was serialized in Shanghai Global News' "Picture Daily" No. 1-154 From the first day of July in the first year of Xuantong (August 16, 1909) to the sixth day of December in the first year of Xuantong (January 16, 1910), including thirteen chapters of the first case and nine chapters of the second case. This compiled version is the first contemporary collection. It is based on the serialized version currently available, and selects more than 50 illustrations that are closely integrated with the plot, allowing today's readers to enjoy detective novels with embroidery.
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