A Dashiell Hammett Companion

by Robert L. Gale

Dashiell Hammett's writing career began with the publication of The Parthian Shot, a tiny short story in The Smart Set in 1922, and virtually ended when he published 3 outstanding stories in Collier's in 1934. During this period, he published 60 short stories, 5 novels--including The Maltese Falcon and The Thin Man--a few minor poems, some nonfictional prose, and a series of astute book reviews. Though he lived until...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313310955
• ISBN13: 9780313310959
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"