Anthony Dauer wrote:
> I think Sherlock Holmes is hardboiled within the
context of his time and
> softboiled within the context of ours (Marlowe and
the rest slipping to
> when put within the context of our time).
Well, okay, but there are far more hardboiled characters in
the context of Holmes' time.
I suspect, were this a century or more gone by, some here
would be stumping for Holmes as hardboiled while others would
be treating him the same way Parker's Spenser is
treated.
jess
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