false 2046 1 If you're looking for the perfect gift for yourself or some other lover of mysteries, this beautifully-made volume from the Library of America series will definitely prove that you care enough to send the very best. And if you haven't picked up The Big Sleep, Farewell, My Lovely, or The High Window recently, you'll be amazed at how well they stand up to the test of time. (A second handsome volume, Later Novels & Other Writings -- including The Long Goodbye -- is also available.) 137 1 10 1995 Raymond Chandler : Stories and Early Novels : Pulp Stories / The Big Sleep / Farewell, My Lovely / The High Window (Library of America) total:216|5:125|4:70|3:17|2:4|1:0| 216 964 324 22 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Tue Feb 24 10:12:37 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 06:24:18 -0800 2009
When Shakespeare wrote his plays in blank verse, he wasn't trying to high hat his customers. That's what they bought their tickets to hear. It was the commercial form of the day.
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Finger Man is probably my favorite, with Spanish Blood, Guns at Cyrano's, and Red Wind all in competition as well.

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