tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post194530666822253059..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: TWELVE "CHINAMEN" and a WOMAN (1940)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-31333444561182681572017-04-11T12:43:53.374-07:002017-04-11T12:43:53.374-07:00And, of course, "Chinamen" isn't too...And, of course, "Chinamen" isn't too cool these days. Comparable to "Negro" or "Hebrew" as a noun for a person in both cases.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-21844488134662052152017-04-10T20:26:42.218-07:002017-04-10T20:26:42.218-07:00It seems strange that interest in James Hadley Cha...It seems strange that interest in James Hadley Chase tends to revolve around his stories about American gangsters set in imaginary American cities. It bothers me no more than pseudo-medievalism in sword and sorcery; I accept that we're in a fantasy land where a page-turning story comes first and foremost. But I do know the British-isms and the plain-wrong slang do bother many US readers. All the more surprising, then, that publishers don't first seek to reprint Chase's crime stories set authentically in post-war Britain. Many of these were first published by Jarrolds (London) in hardcover under the byline Raymond Marshall before finding their way into paperback under the Chase name. I'm currently re-reading <i>Trusted Like the Fox</i>, an excellent piece of noir that contains all of the best elements of classic Gold Medal crime which in internet wanderings I've seen claimed to be the inspiration of much of Chase's later work. But hang on ... <i>TLTF</i> appeared in 1946, long before Fawcett began its Gold Medal line of paperback originals. And the same can be said of other Raymond Marshall titles I would recommend to readers everywhere.Chap O'Keefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408711495694216427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-86034116302379943342017-04-09T06:27:32.380-07:002017-04-09T06:27:32.380-07:00Congratulations on your Edgar Award! Well deserve...Congratulations on your Edgar Award! Well deserved!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-57232430968038309562017-04-08T16:22:11.757-07:002017-04-08T16:22:11.757-07:00I'm a fan of James Hadley Chase but haven'...I'm a fan of James Hadley Chase but haven't kept up with him.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-60612372821336495622017-04-07T17:15:20.905-07:002017-04-07T17:15:20.905-07:00I think that was TEN LITTLE NATIVE AMERICANS.I think that was TEN LITTLE NATIVE AMERICANS.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-38300637336718686702017-04-07T14:59:06.783-07:002017-04-07T14:59:06.783-07:00Didn't Agatha Christie write a book titled TEN...Didn't Agatha Christie write a book titled TEN LITTLE CHINAMEN?Jerry Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482856733981933159noreply@blogger.com