An Advancement of Learning

An Advancement of Learning is a 1971 crime novel by Reginald Hill, the second novel in the Dalziel and Pascoe series.

An Advancement of Learning
First edition cover
AuthorReginald Hill
LanguageEnglish
SeriesDalziel and Pascoe series, #2
Genrecrime novel
PublisherCollins Crime Club
Publication date
1971
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages254p.
ISBN0-00-231009-0
OCLC16194286
Preceded byA Clubbable Woman 
Followed byRuling Passion 

In this novel, the detectives investigate a murder at the fictional Holm Coultram College.[1] More bodies are found after their arrival on campus.[2] In this novel, Pascoe's future wife joins the action as a faculty member whom he knew from years past.

The book's title is an homage to Francis Bacon's (1561–1626) philosophical tome, The Advancement of Learning.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "An Advancement of Learning | Felony & Mayhem Press". felonyandmayhem.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
  2. ^ "An Advancement of Learning by Reginald Hill". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  3. ^ The Advancement of Learning.

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