Re: RARA-AVIS: Black Mask

Mario Taboada (matrxtech@sprintmail.com)
Sun, 23 Nov 1997 19:55:16 +0000 Michael Sharp:

<<If one were doing research on stories published in Black Mask, where
would
one go? That is, does any library have a complete set of the original
Black Mask, either hard copy or microfilm/fiche? I have a friend who
wants
to get ahold of the stories Chandler cannibalized for *Big Sleep*, and
she's not having much luck turning them up. Thanks, Michael.>>

Those stories were republished in a volume called "Killer in the Rain";
it should not be hard to find, since it appeared on mass paperback.
These stories are very interesting (personally, I find them as good as
any that Chandler published). There is a particularly memorable one
called "No crime in the mountains". Does anyone else agree that
Chandler's stories are superior to his novels?

I don't know if any single library has a complete collection of Black
Mask, but UCLA has a *very large* collection. Probably an e-mail to the
special collections curator there will get you the information you want.

Regards,

Mario Taboada
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