Philosophical Gas #51 July 1980

Not so long ago I. took out from our local library a book called The Durable Desperadoes, subtitled A Critical Study of Some Enduring Heroes. It is by William Vivian Butter and is published by Macmillan. Unfortunately, from the viewpoint of the likes of us, the author confines himself to crime and secret-agent thrillers. There is no mention of the most durable desperado of them all, Tarzan of the Apes — although after Mr Farmer’s recent works no other author would dare do so much as mention Lord Greystoke.

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A. BERTRAM CHANDLER

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