I've just finished His Name was Death and have to confess that I enjoyed this little book. I don't consider it one of Fred's best, but I did like the twists,...
Greetings Jim (and everyone else)! ... enjoyed this little book. I don't consider it one of Fred's best, but I did like the twists, and the insights of the...
Greetings and Salutations! Has anyone in the group had the opportunity to read this book? It's the only Dennis McMillan collection of Fred's work I don't own...
Jim, Harry, Group... I also recently found and devoured "His Name Was Death." I remember being struck by the suddeness of the ending. It felt as if FB reached...
... Not only that, but it's got an introduction by Charles Williford which also adds to its appeal...and the resultant gouging by slavering book dealers hoping...
... I didn't get that impression myself. When I came to the final couple pages where *everything* twisted and turned I thought, "Oh, that clever Fredric...
Let's not forget, the title alone makes the book worth having on your shelf. Steve From: Joe Fann <ghcbnf@...> Reply-To: FredricBrown@yahoogroups.com ...
Harry, I think that the high price of this particular volume is due, in large part at least, to the fact that Charles Willeford wrote the introduction and...
jim roberts Freedom lies in being bold! mailto:jamesroberts@... http://home.earthlink.net/~jamesroberts ... That's probably true; every time I see a copy...
... From: "harry_benkiel" <harry.benkiel@...> To: <FredricBrown@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:35 AM Subject: [FredricBrown]...
Greetings Joe (et al)! I didn't realize the appeal of the introduction. Ouch. But the problem at its core is that the Dennis McmIllan books were produced in...
Greetings 'Ambrose'! Five of the books were issued in trade paperback form and they usually sell around $10 in excellent condition. A lot more affordable than...
... Me, too. I've got all but two of the McMillans -- SEX LIFE and MAD MAN'S HOLIDAY (one copy available at ABE but it's $550!). And I only need SHAGGY DOG...
Greetings Jim (et al)! I'm missing Sex Life on the Planet Mars and Mrs.. Murphy's Underpants. I also have no interest in acquiring an original 10-cent Dell...
I haven't made this offer in a while. X Minus One, a radio program from the early 1950s, converted a few Fred Brown stories to radio shows. I have all the...
Greetings and Salutations! I did a search on addall.com and there are five copies of Sex Life on sale, $850 being the LOWEST price. Anyway, one of the stores...
I just finished reading the Dutton version of The Office and I was very favorably impressed. The narrator's point of view -- a combination of the first person...
A bit about "The Office." It was Fred's only "straight novel," as he called it, and he worked on it a long time. Dutton was not thrilled about publishing it,...
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Which town is the best to find a lot of Brown's books? Many thanks Lorenzo Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT The Fredric Brown List is moderated by Jim...
My e-mail lorenzo.itri@... thanks Lorenzo ... From: James Roberts To: FredricBrown@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 6:19 AM Subject:...
I would suspect the best place to find Brown books would be in the cities with the largest number of used book stores. Chicago perhaps, New York certainly, and...
I was rereading The Fabulous Clipjoint the other night, and a word struck me that had never caught my attention before. In chapter 11, when he meets Claire for...
Greetings Roger (et al)! I have a first edition April 1948 Bantam paperback, which was published less than a year after the true March 1947 Dutton hardcover...
I have the David R. Godine softback version of The Fabulous Clipjoint and notice the same text. The publisher's note states: "This is a reprint of a...
It's in the first edition as well! ... From: Roger Stewart To: FredricBrown@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 5:57 AM Subject: [FredricBrown]...
Roger, I don't believe it's a typo. Ed is throwing nonsense lines at her. He's wants something from Claire but asking for it puts him at a disadvantage. He's...
