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Selected letters of Dashiell Hammett 1921-1960
By Hammett, Dashiell & Layman, Richard & Rivett, Julie M.
- ISBN
- 978-1-58243-081-2
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Counterpoint, c2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 1, 2001
The more than 1000 lively, personal letters selected here, many hitherto unpublished, are addressed primarily to Hammett's wife; their two daughters; fellow writer Lillian Hellman, with whom he carried on a 30-odd-year liaison; and the classic crime writer's various loves. To these people, Hammett reveals himself to be, between 1927 and 1935, the hard-working inventor of both hard-boiled detective Sam Spade and delightful inebriate N...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
