I seemed to remember the Collinson thing differently, but
that's likely
because I wasn't paying attention. I thought it had something
to do w/ a
Scot Yrd nickname for a burglar. Bill's EQ reference rings
too true to be
disputed, tho.
And Hammett did use the name before "Arson Plus." Its first
use was
simultaneously in December, 1922. In that month, "The Barber
& His Wife"
appeared in BRIEF TALES and "The Road Home" appeared in [THE]
BLACK MASK,
his first appearance in that mag. Both as by Peter Collinson.
The last use
of the P.C. pseudonym was on "Itchy," published in BRIEF
STORIES, 1/24.
Ain't it neat to own bibliographies?
Makes y'look smarter than y'can ever hope to be.
PB
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