The Maltese falcon by Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The novel has been adapted several times for the cinema. It is considered part of the
hardboiled genre, which Hammett played a major part in popularizing. (This summary is from Wikipedia.)
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| Author | Hammett, Dashiell, 1894-1961 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 30005939 |
| Title | The Maltese falcon |
| Original Publication | New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930, copyright 1957. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon_(novel) |
| Credits | This ebook was produced by: Al Haines, Cindy Beyer & the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net |
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The Maltese Falcon is a 1930 detective novel by American writer Dashiell Hammett, originally serialized in the magazine Black Mask beginning with the September 1929 issue. The story is told entirely in external third-person narrative; there is no description whatsoever of any character's thoughts or feelings, only what they say and do, and how they look. The novel has been adapted several times for the cinema. It is considered part of the hardboiled genre, which Hammett played a major part in popularizing. (This summary is from Wikipedia.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | San Francisco (Calif.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Spade, Sam (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Private investigators -- California -- San Francisco -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77600 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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