--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- jacquesdebierue <jacquesdebierue@...>
wrote:
>
> > In fact, Perowne, a highly sophisticated
writer,
> > surpasses Hornung.
> > His work is a lot of fun, devilishly
clever.
>
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>
> In what way "surpassed"? Kingsley Amis was
technically
> a much better writer than Ian Fleming, but his
COLONEL
> SUN was, in my opinion, a pretty pale Jame Bond.
I
> generally note that writers who pick up
earlier
> writers' characters seldom do themselves or
the
> inventor credit. In what way was Perowne an
exception
> to this?
He was a better writer and a better plotter than Hornung. He
wrote many fine things besides taking over from Hornung. I
recommend him. Not hardboiled, but more of a classic mystery
writer.
Best,
mrt
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