"Ray Skirsky
> Sherlock Holmes should be disqualified, since he was
a well established
> character before 1900,
> if not, then Ayesha (She Who Must Be Obeyed) should
be on the list as
> well. Tarzan should be
> much higher than #79, probably in the top 10. What
about Conan? Okay,
you
> can leave him off.
>
> If Maturin is on the list, Hornblower should be as
well. Nero Wolfe is
the
> most glaring omission
> that I can see--or not see. How about Gandalf?
Well...maybe.
or Frodo. I was going to object to Holmes also for the same
reason. It's like all the lists of 100 best I've seen. Some
are clear but others don't belong. Certainly Superman and
maybe Batman should be on it as well as Hercule Poiret. If
they have Maturin how can they leave Aubrey off?
How about a hard boiled 100? I'll start it off by nominating
the Op, Parker, Hoke Mosely, Matt Helm and Doc McCoy as well
as Marlowe, Spade and Bond. Mark.
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