Mysteries of New York

A gritty melodrama depicting life in the seedy underbelly of New York City in the mid 19th century, this tale is a social commentary on life in America. Written by Ned Buntling, a man as colorful and as opinionated as the characters he created, he wrote about immigration, crime, sex, and all manner of vice. One reviewer writes; "His melodrama serves mainly to illustrate how the rampant foreign immigration into America's cities has trashed civilization and decency by ramping up the poverty and vice. Although his work is a product of its time it is yet eerily pertinent to our own."

• ISBN-13: 9781598383638
• Page Count: 450
• Book Height: 8 x Width: 1.0625 x Length: 5 inches