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A Gun for Sale

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by Graham Greene

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Is this, "This Gun For Hire"? I wonder why it isn't listed separately, as that is the title I read this under.
Frederick This is the same book as "This Gun For Hire." When Graham Greene was alive, it was very common for books published simultaneously in Britain and the U…moreThis is the same book as "This Gun For Hire." When Graham Greene was alive, it was very common for books published simultaneously in Britain and the United States to have different titles. (This happened as recently as 1997, when the US version of JK Rowling's "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone" gave it the title "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone." At some point, the British title replaced the US title. It is no longer published as "This Gun For Hire."(less)
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Is Acky a sympathetic character?
Ron Welton I don't have any pity for him. He seems much like a brute. The first we meet him he is described as having "a shifty pious look." (I think the absence…moreI don't have any pity for him. He seems much like a brute. The first we meet him he is described as having "a shifty pious look." (I think the absence of a comma is a significant commentary.) The second words out of his mouth is a lie. He and his "wife," Tiny, are at the least culpable of abetting theft, perhaps murder, and certainly prostitution. (less)
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