Robert Blake (detective) explained

Robert Blake is a fictional detective character created by Bengali novelist Dinendra Kumar Roy.^{[1] [2]}

Character

The Robert Blake series was based on the Sexton Blake detective stories. In between 1898 and 1914, a total of 217 detective stories about Blake were published in Bengali including the Rahasya Lahari and Nandan Kanon series.^{[3] [4]} Roy not only translated Western detective stories but, intriguingly, went on to create the popular, London-bred, Euro-centric detective for Bengali readers. Robert Blake is a British investigator, lives in Baker Street, London. He is often helped by his assistant Smith.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Detective dead, whodunnit?. February 12, 2019.
2. Web site: Book review: The Rhythm of Riddles. indiatoday.in. February 12, 2019.
3. Book: Pinaki Roy. The Manichean Investigators: A Postcolonial and Cultural Rereading. 2008. 9788176258494. February 12, 2019.
4. Book: Janice M. Allan. Clues: A Journal of Detection, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Spring 2018). 23 March 2018. 9781476633831. February 12, 2019.
5. Web site: Calcutta noir. February 12, 2019.
6. Web site: The History of Detective Fiction in India and Abroad. February 12, 2019.
7. Web site: A very ordinary Byomkesh. February 12, 2019.