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<library.john@...> wrote:
>
> >
> > > "Patrick King"
> > > abrasax93@
> > > wrote:
> > >> I don't dismiss Hornung at all. I love
Hornung. But
> > >
> > > his books are our of print.
> >
> Have you read any of the collections of Raffles
stories written by
> Berry Perowne (i.e. Philip Atkey) in the 1930s. Have
managed to get
> hold of one, and enjoyed it. It's a pity someone has
not released a
> collection of them since.
Barry Perowne, an outstanding writer, seems to be all but
forgotten. Occasionally one of his stories will appear in an
anthology, but I bet his name has little recognition.
Marvellous writer. I was thinking of this oblivion phenomenon
the other day, while rereading a collection of short stories
(not crime stories) by the great A.E. Coppard, another
English master living with the cobwebs except for the
occasional appearance in an anthology for students... Tough
luck.
Best,
mrt
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