> I've been on this list for a few weeks but haven't
posted anything
until now. My name is Eric Mallory and I'm student at Goddard
College in Vermont who's been reading crime fiction since
middle school. >
> --
Hello Eric, welcome to the list. As a point of
interest, did you know that Mallory was the original name for
Raymond Chandler's Marlowe character? I can't remember why he
decided to make it Marlowe instead but I do know that the
Marlowe name itself has confused people who have been told
that the name is meant to have connotations of chivalry. In
other words, what does the surname of an Elizabethan author
of revenge tragedies have to do with chivalry? (Sir Thomas
Mallory on the other hand is the author of LE MORTE D'ARTHUR,
the earliest "English" version of the Arthur stories).IIRC
that has caused a little confusion in this very list. Anyhow,
I hope the list gives you as much fun as I've had out of
it.
Rene
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