Sexton Blake — Detective!
Created
at the tail end of the Victorian era, Sexton Blake rapidly became one
of the most popular fictional characters of the 20th Century. He
featured in thousands of adventure stories written by more than two
hundred authors and published in countless papers, magazines and
comics. He also appeared in stage plays, radio dramas, films and
television serials. In the articles below, you'll discover what made
him such a quintessential part of the English landscape for so long,
how he changed with the times, his cultural significance, and why he
faded from view in the mid-seventies.
