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Looking for books by W.R. Burnett? See all books authored by W.R. Burnett, including Hard Boiled: An Anthology of American Crime Stories, and High Sierra / The Asphalt Jungle, and more on ThriftBooks.com.
William Riley "W. R." Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel Little Caesar, the film adaptation of which is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies. Burnett was born in Springfield, Ohio.
May 1, 2005 · Little Caesar. 1929. The world's first gangster novel. Little Caesar follows the rise and fall of Rico in the crime world as he flees to Chicago and ultimately to his violent end. The book begins: Sam Vettori sat staring down into Halsted Street. He was a big man, fat as a hog, with a dark oily complexion, kinky black hair and a fat aquiline face.
Jan 25, 2012 · Burnett, W. R. (William Riley), 1899-Publication date 1958 Publisher New York, Dial Press Collection illinoishistoryandlincoln; university_of_illinois_urbana ...
Dec 6, 2018 · ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ppi. 300. Scanner. Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.3. A short story by W.R. Burnett. Uploaded to the Internet Archive by user galdraken.
W.R. Burnett. William Riley "W. R." Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter. He is best known for the crime novel Little Caesar, the film adaptation of which is considered the first of the classic American gangster movies. Burnett was born in Springfield, Ohio. He left his civil service job there to move to Chicago when he was 28, by ...
W. R. Burnett was an American novelist and screenwriter, known for his works in the crime fiction genre. He authored notable novels such as 'Little Caesar' and 'The Asphalt Jungle,' which were later adapted into successful films.
