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Author:

Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961, author.

Title:

The hunter and other stories / Dashiell Hammett ; edited by Richard Layman and Julie M. Rivett.

Publisher:

The Mysterious Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

vi, 291 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Detective and mystery stories, American.
Short stories, American.
Detective and mystery stories.
Short stories.

Other Authors:

Rivett, Julie M., editor.
Layman, Richard, 1947- editor.

Contents:

Afterword. A knife will cut for anybody Commentary -- The hunter (unpublished) -- The sign of the potent pills (unpublished) -- The diamond wager (1929, uncollected) -- Action and the Quiz Kid (unpublished) -- Men. Commentary -- Fragments of justice (unpublished) -- A throne for the worm (unpublished) -- Magic (unpublished) -- Faith (2007) -- An inch and a half of glory (unpublished) -- Nelson Redline (unpublished) -- Monk and Johnny Fox (unpublished) -- The cure (2011, uncollected) -- Men and women. Commentary -- Seven pages (2005) -- The breech-born (unpublished) -- The lovely strangers (unpublished) -- Week--end (unpublished) -- On the way (1932, uncollected) -- Screen stories. Commentary -- The kiss-off (unpublished, story for City Streets, Paramount 1931) -- Devil's playground (unpublished and unproduced) -- On the make (unpublished, story for Mr.Dynamite, Universal, 1935) -- Appendix: The lost Spade. Commentary -- A knife will cut for anybody (unpublished) -- Afterword.

Summary:

An anthology of eighteen short stories includes a number of previously unpublished pieces as well as early screen treatments for "On the Make" and "The Kiss-Off."

ISBN:

9780802121585
0802121586

OCLC:

(OCoLC)837956363

Locations:

DFPC353 -- Ackley Public Library (Ackley)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

YKPE532 -- Anamosa Library & Learning Center (Anamosa)

AEPA906 -- Blakesburg Public Library (Blakesburg)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

DYPD423 -- Eldora Public Library (Eldora)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

ZVPB675 -- Whiting Public Library (Whiting)