Itchy

by Dashiell Hammett

Overview

Brief Stories, January 1924
ITCHY
a.k.a Itchy the Debonair
by Dashiell Hammett

It is said that “Art imitates Nature”—or, to put it another way, “Art imitates Life”; but isn’t true that Life often imitates Art? Here is a wry tale in point.

3500 Words


May 25 1947
The Adventures of Sam Spade
THE CASE OF THE WEB-FOOTED BURGLAR
Comic Strip Advertisement for
Wildroot Cream-Oil
Based on Dashiell Hammett's character
as heard in the Columbia Broadcast System
Radio Show
8 Panels

This edition includes an 8 panel comic strip ad for Wildroot Cream Oil Hair Tonic featuring Dashiell Hammett's detective Sam Spade as heard on the CBS Adventures of Sam Spade radio show.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014213073
Publisher:	Peril Press
Publication date:	04/05/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	852,911
File size:	20 MB
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About the Author

Dashiell Hammett (1894–1961), one of the masters of crime fiction, first introduced his iconic private eye, Sam Spade, in his famous 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon. His next book, The Thin Man, published in 1932, features the incomparable and charming sleuths Nick and Nora Charles. Dashiell Hammett's other popular books include Red Harvest, The Dain Curse and The Glass Key. His work also includes the Collected Files of the Continental Op, a compilation of short stories that were originally published in various pulp magazines including the Black Mask. Hammett's previous experience as an operative for the Pinkerton Detective Agency influenced his writing.

Date of Birth:

May 27, 1894

Date of Death:

January 10, 1961

Place of Birth:

St. Mary, Maryland

Place of Death:

New York

Education:

Baltimore Polytechnic Institute