Internet sites are indeed doing their bit to keep authors and
books alive. An excellent site in that regard is Neglected
Books:
Mostly non-genre fiction, but many fascinating rediscoveries
nonetheless.
Best regards, Mark Harris
On 11/11/07, Ed Lynskey <
e_lynskey@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com<jacquesdebierue%40yahoo.com>>
> wrote:
> > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
> "m23to53"
> <library.john@...> wrote:
> >
> > Patrick King wrote:
> > I don't dismiss Hornung at all. I love Hornung.
But
> > his books are our of print.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> Good points. I wonder how a dead writer's creative
output is
> kept out front for the modern reading public?
Certainly the
> writer's surviving spouse and/or family (i.e.,
literary estate)
> might continue selling/publishing the work. And as
you mention,
> anthologies are a way. The Internet sites have kept
books
> around. Forums like Rare-birds can do the job.
Academia might
> adopt an author (not necessarily crime fiction
writer) into its
> "canon". Movies based on a dead writer's novel might
revive a
> short interest (Charles Williams' DEAD CALM and HOT
SPOT). I
> agree, it's tough luck.
>
> Ed
>
>
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