Loveday Brooke was a private detective who operated in London. She had been an upper class lady until hard times left her penniless and without friends. She found employment with Ebenezer Dyer, the chief of a well-known detective agency in Lynch Court, Fleet Street. Although her new profession of investigating crimes further distanced her from high society, Loveday was very prim and proper, and usually wore a modest black dress. She was about 30 years of age and described as “non-descript” in physical features, being of very average height, weight, and looks. She had a tendency to squint when she was deep in thought, and was considered something of a genius by Mr. Dyer and others, who witnessed her reasoned approach to solving crimes.
First Appearance “The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step” in The Ludgate Magazine (February 1893)
First Publisher The Ludgate Monthly
Appearance List The Experiences of Loveday Brooke, Lady Detective is a collection of short stories which includes: “The Black Bag Left on a Door-Step” (February 1893, The Ludgate Magazine), “The Murder at Troyte’s Hill” (March 1893, The Ludgate Magazine), “The Redhill Sisterhood” (April 1893, The Ludgate Magazine), “A Princess’s Vengeance” (May 1893, The Ludgate Magazine), “Drawn Daggers” (June 1893, The Ludgate Magazine), “The Ghost of Fountain Lane” (July 1893, The Ludgate Magazine), and previously unpublished “Missing”.
Sample Read The Experiences Of Loveday Brooke [UPenn]
Description Loveday Brooke was a private detective who operated in London. She had been an upper class lady until hard times left her penniless and without friends. She found employment with Ebenezer Dyer, the chief of a well-known detective agency in Lynch Court, Fleet Street. Although her new profession of investigating crimes further distanced her from high society, Loveday was very prim and proper, and usually wore a modest black dress. She was about 30 years of age and described as “non-descript” in physical features, being of very average height, weight, and looks. She had a tendency to squint when she was deep in thought, and was considered something of a genius by Mr. Dyer and others, who witnessed her reasoned approach to solving crimes.
