Permissions and Thanks

I am grateful to the RAYMOND CHANDLER ESTATE for permission to quote from Chandler’s fiction and letters and to reproduce illustrations from the Chandler Archive held in Oxford’s Bodleian Library … in particular to Graham Greene, CBE, Ed Victor and Sarah Williams.

… to the staff of the BODLEIAN … in particular Colin Harris, Superintendent of the Department of Special Collections.

… to HAMISH HAMILTON for permission to reproduce their dust jacket designs for Chandler’s U.K. editions.

… to ALFRED A. KNOPF for permission to reproduce their original book jackets.

… to DULWICH COLLEGE—Chandler’s alma mater—for permission to publish the views of the college … in particular Calista Lucy, Keeper of the Archive.

… to PHOTOFEST for never failing to come up with just the picture you had in mind … in particular Howard and Ron Mandlebaum.

… to CRAIG TEMMEY of Harold Ober Associates Inc. for permission to reproduce James M. Cain’s letter to Chandler after Double Indemnity.

… and especially to my publisher, VICTORIA WILSON, who, over the years, has learned how—politely but firmly—to keep me on track!

And, as always, my agent and friend, ALAN BRODIE.

—BARRY DAY
2014