Ebook: Raymond Chandler: A Documentary Volume

DLB 253: 'Raymond Chandler: A Documentary Volume' chronicles the career of the author, from his days as an aspiring man of letters in London to his life as a professional novelist and literary celebrity. It is the story of an intriguing personality — a shy man who could be at turns kind and irascible; an American who was raised in England and instilled with Victorian moral values but found a home in the glamorous, decadent city of Los Angeles; a classically educated poet who took as his medium a popular form. Most of all, it is the story of a professional writer keenly devoted to his craft who, after long years of struggle and patient study of the literary markets, achieved commercial success and established an enduring reputation as a great American novelist.