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The Hard-Boiled Explicator: A Guide to the Study of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond
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The Hard-Boiled Explicator: A Guide to the Study of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald Hardback - 1995

by Robert E. Skinner

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During the past thirty years, that uniquely American artform known as the hard-boiled mystery novel has come under increasing scrutiny by critics, scholars, and students alike. Literally hundrends of articles and books have been devoted to the subject, particularly to its three major practitioners, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald. Now, for the first time, those interested in this field have available to them a carefully constructed guide to the wealth of information on this subject. The Hard-Boiled Explicator will be of immense value to librarians, scholars, students, and mystery oficionados. Cloth edition published in 1985. Paperback version available June 2002.

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  • Title The Hard-Boiled Explicator: A Guide to the Study of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald
  • Author Robert E. Skinner
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 133
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ
  • Publication date 1995-05
  • ISBN 9780810817494 / 0810817497
  • Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.11 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.82 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 84020246
  • Dewey Decimal Code 016.813

About the author

Robert E. Skinner, a collector of early hard-boiled fiction and an accomplished historian, has published numerous articles on history and American detective fiction in professional periodicals and popular magazines.
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Metuchen. 1985. Scarecrow Press. 1st Edition. Very Good in Hardcover. No Dustjacket. 0810817497. 125 pages. hardcover. keywords: Mystery Literary Criticism. DESCRIPTION - During the past thirty years, that uniquely American artform known as the hard-boiled mystery novel has come under increasing scrutiny by critics, scholars, and students alike. Literally hundrends of articles and books have been devoted to the subject, particularly to its three major practitioners, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald. Now, for the first time, those interested in this field have available to them a carefully constructed guide to the wealth of information on this subject. The Hard-Boiled Explicator will be of immense value to librarians, scholars, students, and mystery oficionados. Cloth edition published in 1985. Paperback version available June 2002. inventory #25665
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