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R. W. Lid

Nonfiction

Spring 1969

Philip Marlowe Speaking

By R. W. Lid

“You know something, Marlowe? I could get to like you. You’re a bit of a bastard—like me.” —The Long Goodbye Raymond Chandler wrote about Los Angeles during its period of […]

Two Discussions of Ford Madox Ford

Spring 1960

Tietjens in Disguise

By R. W. Lid

“He’s an incredible ass. …” —An English Girl (1907) Until Ford Maddox Ford discovered his true subject matter, he was in Exodus with too many prophets: Turgenev, Flaubert, Conrad—and James. […]