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ISBN
0972589813
EAN
9780972589819
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Hardback
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Lost Stories (Ace Performer Collection)
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Hammett, Dashiell
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
EMERY Productions, Vince
ISBN-10
0972589813
ISBN-13
9780972589819
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46606247

Product Key Features

Book Title
Lost Stories : 21 Long-Lost Stories from the Bestselling Creator of Sam Spade, the Maltese Falcon, and the Thin Man
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled, Short Stories (Single Author)
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Fiction
Author
Dashiell Hammet
Book Series
The Ace Performer Collection Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
28.9 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
" Lost Stories qualifies as essential reading for anyone interested in the development of the crime-fiction genre." -CrescentBlues.com, "Emery does do a wonderful, illuminating job of chronicling the life and times of the author." -Ruminator, "Lost Storiesqualifies as essential reading for anyone interested in the development of the crime-fiction genre." -CrescentBlues.com, "Emery does do a wonderful, illuminating job of chronicling the life and times of the author." - Ruminator
Table Of Content
Section headings: A Rough Start; 1922, New Writer; 1923, The Sixteen-Story Year; 1924, Fiction Factory Slowdown; 1925, Established Writer Quits?; 1926-1930, Ad Man and Novelist; 1930-41, Rich and Famous; The Long Sunset.
Synopsis
Dashiell Hammett, the creator of Sam Spade, The Maltese Falcon , and The Thin Man , was one of the 20th century's most influential and entertaining authors. Even so, many of Hammett's stories--including some of his best--have been out of the reach of anyone but a handful of scholars and collectors, until now. This essential compendium rescues 21 long-lost Hammett stories, all either never collected in an anthology or unavailable for decades. These stories appear nowhere else, and represent a variety of styles from the famous mysterysmith: his first detective fiction, humorous satires, adventure yarns, a sensitive autobiographical piece, and a Thin Man story told with photos. In addition, all stories have been restored to their original versions, replacing often wholesale cuttings with the original text for the first time. To round out this celebration of Hammett, three-time Edgar Award-winner Joe Gores has written an introduction describing how Hammett influenced literature, movies, television, and Gores' own life.

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