LEADER 03512oam 2200709 a 450 001 9910957628703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9798400637834 010 $a9786610637041 010 $a9781280637049 010 $a1280637048 010 $a9780313007385 010 $a0313007381 024 7 $a10.5040/9798400637834 035 $a(CKB)111056485489478 035 $a(OCoLC)54885912 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10017962 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000134946 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11146460 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000134946 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10055873 035 $a(PQKB)11597175 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3000614 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10017962 035 $a(OCoLC)51762633 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3000614 035 $a(OCoLC)42296070 035 $a(DLC)BP9798400637834BC 035 $a(BIP)111406861 035 $a(BIP)6241168 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485489478 100 $a19990823e20002024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Dashiell Hammett companion /$fRobert L. Gale 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aWestport, Conn. :$cGreenwood Press,$d2000. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing,$d2024 215 $a1 online resource (336 pages) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9780313310959 311 08$a0313310955 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [289]-290) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chronology -- Abbreviations -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- General Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aDashiell 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 1961, he wrote little after 1934 and suffered from alcoholism, tuberculosis, and other illnesses. His influence on other writers, however, and on movies and television, has survived to this day. This reference work is a comprehensive guide to Hammett's life and works.The volume begins with a chronology that highlights the major events in Hammett's life. The bulk of the book comprises alphabetically arranged entries for Hammett's works, characters, family members, and acquaintances. Some of the entries cite sources of additional information, and the volume concludes with a brief bibliography. While the reference is first and foremost a guide to Hammett, it is also a helpful aid to the study of the development of the American hard-boiled detective novel. 606 $aAuthors, American$y20th century$xBiography$vEncyclopedias 606 $aDetective and mystery stories, American$vEncyclopedias 615 0$aAuthors, American$xBiography 615 0$aDetective and mystery stories, American 676 $a813/.52 676 $aB 700 $aGale$b Robert L.$f1919-$0175396 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957628703321 996 $aA Dashiell Hammett companion$94340756 997 $aUNINA