-=>While in the White Hart, Maureen Goldman explained to Fred Runk that<=-
 FR> ... On this day, September 15, in the year--
 
 FR> 1891, Agatha Christie was born in Torquay, Devon.  If Sir Arthur Conan
 FR> Doyle is the father of the mystery story, then Dame Agatha
 FR> Christie has to be the mother.
 MG> There is a reason that the Edgar is not called the Conan.
Yes, I know--Edgar wrote the first ones, but Doyle I think popularized the
genre much more than EAP and consequently was much more responsible for its
growth. It does make for an interesting argument though,  doesn't it?  
As far as that goes, what about the Wilkie?  
Email: fred.runk@mbhbbs.playcom.com
... When the Gods want to punish us, they give us what we want.
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