Jacques Barzun, A Birthday Tribute to Rex Stout. New York: The Viking Press, 1965. Reprinted by permission in The Rex Stout Journal, number 2, Spring 1985, pp. 4–9
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If he had done nothing more than to create Archie Goodwin, Rex Stout would deserve the gratitude of whatever assessors watch over the prosperity of American literature.
— Jacques Barzun on Rex Stout
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About Jacques Barzun
Jacques Barzun (November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American scholar, historian, critic, teacher and editor.
About Jacques Barzun
Jacques Barzun (November 30, 1907 – October 25, 2012) was a French-born American scholar, historian, critic, teacher and editor.
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