Bibliography

Calder, Robert. "Arthur Morrison: A Commentary with an Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him." English Literature in Transition 28 (1985): 276-297.

Comprehensive secondary bibliography.

Criticism

"Review: A Child of the Jago." Athenaeum 108 (12 December 1896): 832-833.

Contemporary review, characterizing the novel as vivid but pointless and overly graphic.

Bleiler, E. F. Introduction to The Best Martin Hewitt Detective Stories, by Arthur Morrison, pp vii-xiv. New York: Dover, 1976.

Sketch of Morrison's literary career with particular attention to his detective fiction, which Bleiler claims was only a trivial distraction for Morrison.

"Review: A Child of the Jago!" Bookman 5 (January 1897): 464-465.

Praises Morrison's social responsibility and accuracy in A Child of Jago while deploring the novel's graphic violence.

"Review: Tales of Mean Streets." The Critic 605 (15 June 1895): 436

Contemporary American review summarizing the narratives of Morrison's stories in Tales of Mean Streets.

Greene, Hugh. Introduction to The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Early Detective Stories, edited by Hugh Greene, pp 9-20. New York: Pantheon, 1970.

General introduction for the collection, which includes two Morrison stories, one involving Martin Hewitt, the other his anti-hero Dorrington. Greene presents Morrison's detective fiction within the broader context of the genre.

Krzak, Michael. Preface to Tales of Mean Streets, by Arthur Morrison, pp 7-17. Suffolk: Boydell Press, 1983.

Provides a summary of Morrison's early career as a journalist and critical commentary on the stories in Tales of Mean Streets.