Reading Clues Closely
John Macaulay Oliver
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Reading List for Students
Students would, of course, read the works of Chandler, Christie, and/or Parker mentioned above within the context of a writing course. Other works might include, as mentioned earlier, Crane's Maggie and West's Cool Million, because stylistically they deal with some of the same problems. Geographically, historically and thematically also West's The Day of the Locusts, and perhaps The Last Tycoon by Fitzgerlald, would serve well. Teachers should excerpt some critical points from the Detective Fiction collection mentioned above for students to read and respond to, applying the points to a critical reading of a fictional work.