Patrick King wrote:
"Gardener himself often said he never allowed logic to get in
the way of entertaining a reader."
mrt wrote:
"That's a great attitude in a pulpster. It was shared by all
the great pulpsters, including Hammett."
I add: The dictates of time, expenses, & eating have
absolutely nothing to do with "greatness," from Rasselas on
down to Couffignal. Illogical texts (unless they deal with
questions of reality) are ultimately forgettable. The collar
& cuffs must match (to use a pop-culture cliche that's so
old it's been Bonded).
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