Miscellaneous Monday—Number Thirty-four

HERE WE HAVE compact accounts of three writers (four, really) who, while all of them labored in the field of mystery-crime fiction, superficially bear little resemblance to each 
other . . .

Columbia Library Columns.
First appearance: February 1986.
Full issue online at Archive.org (HERE).

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   "He had the most wretched life of any American writer since Poe, and his funeral was attended by exactly five people."

"First You Dream, Then You Die."
By Francis M. Nevins (born 1943; RambleHouse 
mini-bio HERE and Goodreads entry HERE).

Essay (10 pages).

Online at Archive.org (HERE).

Related: A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection (HERE) - Los Angeles Times book review (1988; HERE).

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   "Surely the degree of success achieved by Holmes and his support team in tales such as these is not sufficient to validate Sherlock's reputation as a great detective; it is not what Holmes and Watson actually do that accounts for their enduring popularity. There are other factors . . ."

"Sherlock Holmes: The Detective As Hero."
By Mary Wertheim.
Essay (13 pages).

Online at Archive.org (HERE).

Related: A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection (HERE) - Wikipedia (HERE).

Typos: Picture caption: "Sydney", "Moriarity", "Reichbach"; "occuring"; "Professor Moriarity".

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   " . . . the combination of scruples and style, of playing too fair and saying too much . . ."

"Whatever Happened to Ellery Queen?"
By Anthony J. Mazzella.
Essay (10 pages).

Online at Archive.org (HERE).

Related: A Guide to Classic Mystery and Detection (HERE) - Wikipedia (HERE).

Typo: "sadily".
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