The Library of America edition that includes "Red Wind" apparently uses the original pulp versions of these stories. John Dalmas is the character name therein. Unfortunately, this edition doesn't list original publication dates or magazine titles--a big slip for such a publishing endeavor, I think.--Duane >---------- >From: Matt Stevens[SMTP:mfs10@columbia.edu] >Sent: Sunday, May 18, 1997 4:27 PM >To: rara-avis@icomm.ca >Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: "Red Wind" > >> My copy of "Trouble Is My Business" ( Ballantine 1977 ) has Marlowe >> as the >> character--not John Dalmas. > >Yes, but for book publication, Chandler changed the names of his >heroes. As far as I know, Phillip Marlowe never appeared in any of the >old pulp stories ("The Pencil," a posthumously published story, is the >only exception that I know of); the protaganists were Mallory, Carmady, >John Dalmas or others. > >- ># RARA-AVIS: To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" ># to majordomo@icomm.ca > - # RARA-AVIS: To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" # to majordomo@icomm.ca