Tag Archives: Raymond Chandler

St. George’s Favorite Son

Posted on April 23, 2008 by Kelli

April 23rd has always been a holiday for me. I confess; I’m an Anglophile. But don’t think that mars my noir street cred. Chandler spent most of his boyhood in England, and the “English Gentleman” ideal was inured in his … Continue reading →

Tagged Hamlet, Julius Caesar, Noir, Raymond Chandler, Shakespeare, St. George's Day, Tottenham Hotspur | 1 Comment

Of Books and Broads

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Kelli

Old books and old movies. Two passions of my life, and I got a little of both this weekend. The San Francisco Antiquarian Book, Print and Paper Fair was held at the Concourse down on 7th and Brannan this weekend … Continue reading →

Tagged Barbara Stanwyck, book collecting, film noir, first editions, Jeopardy, Kenneth Fearing, Noir, Noir City, Ralph Meeker, Raymond Chandler, The Big Clock, The Big Sleep | Comments Off