Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese falcon [electronic resource] : a documentary volume / edited by Richard Layman with the assistance of George Parker Anderson.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Detroit : Gale, c2003.

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Editor
Related name
Gale Group [Browse]
Series
Summary note
Provides researchers basic materials useful in studying The Maltese Falcon: background readings related to Hammett's life; composition of the novel; reception of the novel, including reviews and critical response; and the various media adaptations of this classic complex story.
Notes
"A Bruccoli Clark Layman book."
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi: Gale. Available via World Wide Web.
Original version
Original: xxv, 429 p. : ill., map ; 29 cm.
System details
Mode of access: Internet.
Contents
  • Detective days
  • The pulps and the making of the novel
  • Serialization and book publication
  • Critical view of The Maltese falcon
  • Performances of The Maltese falcon: Hammett's novel in popular culture
  • Selected publications of The Maltese falcon.
ISBN
  • 0787660248
  • 9780787660246
OCLC
320300491
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