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Tag Archives: “The Barber and His Wife”
Hammett: Tracking Down Two “New” Stories by “Peter Collinson”
The Holiday Season seems to have uncorked Terry Zobeck! He’s back with another Mystery in Hammett Bibliography — and even better, he’s already got the mystery solved! Take another trip with Terry into the archives of the Library of Congress, … Continue reading →
Hammett: “The Barber and His Wife”
How about we kick off the month with The Return of Tenderloin Terry Zobeck? It’s always swell when Terry climbs back on deck after a hiatus. Terry’s still got one Hammett story he needs to check for editorial meddling by … Continue reading →
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Tagged "The Barber and His Wife", A Man Named Thin, Brief Stories, Crime Stories, EQMM, Frederic Dannay, Galactic Central, Lost Stories, pure texts, Terry Zobeck, Vince Emery, Zobeck Series Two
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Hammett: “Vamping Samson”
For me a writer’s life is traditional biography superimposed over strict bibliography. I want to know what was written, when, why, and then follow the writings into print, especially print that occurred in the writer’s own lifetime, when it meant … Continue reading →
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Tagged "Ber-Bulu", "The Barber and His Wife", "Vamping Samson", Experience, George Jean Nathan, H. Bedford-Jones, H. L. Mencken, Pulps, Richard Layman, Smart Set, Sunset, Terry Zobeck, The Editor, The Forum, Vince Emery
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