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The Letters of Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler and his cat, Taki. Photo: John Engstead.

Raymond Chandler’s¹ letters are up there with the very best, and by way of the following six excerpts it is my aim to convince you all that he deserves a spot in the Letter Writers Hall of Fame (LWHOF), an organisation which, despite not yet existing beyond the dilapidated walls of my imagination, …