The Big Bow Mystery 1892 is a novel by Israel Zangwill. Although he is frequently recognized as a writer who focused on the plight of Londons Jewish community Zangwill also wrote works of genre fiction. Originally serialized in The Star The Big Bow Mystery is a satirical take on the locked room mystery that continues to astound entertain and frustrate readers to this day. Having risen through poverty to become an educator and author Zangwill dedicated his career to the voiceless the oppressed and the needy advocating for their rights and bearing witness to their suffering in some of the most powerful novels and stories of the Victorian era. On a foggy morning in a workingclass neighborhood on the East End of London a landlady rises to light the fire and make a pot of tea. Eventually Mrs. Drabdump realizes that one of her tenants has overslept and goes upstairs to wake him. Finding his room locked from the inside she grows concerned and enlists the help of another tenant. Forcing open the door they find the mana prominent activist for workers rightsdead in his own bed. When the coroners report reveals that the man was neither murdered or killed by his own hand an investigation is launched involving inept policemen a major politician and several strange characters whose peculiarities provide a darkly humorous tint to an otherwise brutal tale of death and urban decay.Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.