| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 280
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Dictionary of literary biography complete online
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Dictionary of literary biography ; v. 280.
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Dictionary of literary biography complete online.
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| Note |
"A Bruccoli Clark Layman book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Detective days -- The pulps and the making of the novel -- Serialization and book publication -- Critical view of The Maltese falcon -- Performances of The Maltese falcon: Hammett's novel in popular culture -- Selected publications of The Maltese falcon. |
| Summary |
Provides researchers basic materials useful in studying The Maltese Falcon: background readings related to Hammett's life; composition of the novel; reception of the novel, including reviews and critical response; and the various media adaptations of this classic complex story. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi: Gale. Available via World Wide Web. |
| Original Version |
Original: xxv, 429 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
| Subject |
Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961. Maltese falcon.
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Detective and mystery stories, American -- History and criticism.
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Detective and mystery stories, American. |
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Spade, Sam (Fictitious character)
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Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) |
| Added Author |
Anderson, George Parker, 1957-
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Layman, Richard, 1947-
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
0787660248 |
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9780787660246 |
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