Mr. Collin is Ruined
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:This time Mr. Collin goes in for authorship. Wielding a pen in each of his dextrous hands he writes an adventure story for a dime novelist who has written himself out, and literary criticism for a critic whose cynicism has incapacitated him for work. Through the medium of the story he relates the adventures of his two friends, Lavertisse and Graham, up to the time of their imprisonment by a Bolshevist politician. At this point Mr. Collin abandons his literary pursuits and enters the story in person. The threads of the narrative are drawn together and the denouement and explanation follow quickly. | :This time Mr. Collin goes in for authorship. Wielding a pen in each of his dextrous hands he writes an adventure story for a dime novelist who has written himself out, and literary criticism for a critic whose cynicism has incapacitated him for work. Through the medium of the story he relates the adventures of his two friends, Lavertisse and Graham, up to the time of their imprisonment by a Bolshevist politician. At this point Mr. Collin abandons his literary pursuits and enters the story in person. The threads of the narrative are drawn together and the denouement and explanation follow quickly. | ||
| - | :This book also differs from its predecessors in treatment. It is somewhat less romantic and whimsical, more intricate in plot and detailed in characterization and background. The scene is the chaos of postwar Italy, which affords excellent opportunity for Mr. Collin's "honest business transactions." The characters of the critic and the novelist are interestingly, if somewhat crudely, drawn, and show that Mr. Heller is not confined to the marionettes of ordinary mystery stories. The complicated plot leads at times to an incoherence and crowding of incident which might have been avoided with a little more care. An uneveness of style also seems to indicate that the author was in a hurry. Yet these are common faults, and may be forgiven in view of the small glory attached to writing this type of fiction. "Mr. Collin Is Ruined" | + | :This book also differs from its predecessors in treatment. It is somewhat less romantic and whimsical, more intricate in plot and detailed in characterization and background. The scene is the chaos of postwar Italy, which affords excellent opportunity for Mr. Collin's "honest business transactions." The characters of the critic and the novelist are interestingly, if somewhat crudely, drawn, and show that Mr. Heller is not confined to the marionettes of ordinary mystery stories. The complicated plot leads at times to an incoherence and crowding of incident which might have been avoided with a little more care. An uneveness of style also seems to indicate that the author was in a hurry. Yet these are common faults, and may be forgiven in view of the small glory attached to writing this type of fiction. "Mr. Collin Is Ruined" is better reading than many a more pretentious book. |
| + | * ''The Bookman'', June 1925, s. 466 | ||
| + | :Crime and farce amusingly combined. | ||
| + | *''The American Mercury'', May 1925, s. xlii | ||
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