Longbox Legerdemain: Detective Comics #401
By Matthew Sunrich
In 1924, Collier's magazine published a dazzling piece of short fiction by Richard
Connell, a story that would go on to become one of the most famous in the history
of literature. Connell later enjoyed a successful career as a novelist and
screenwriter, but he will always be best remembered for the story, which would
influence and inspire numerous other stories, films, and television episodes.
This story was "The Most Dangerous Game."
"The Most Dangerous Game"
is one of those stories with which almost everyone is familiar because it is
frequently a part of school curricula, alongside "The Monkey's Paw"
and "The Cask of Amontillado." All three have been borrowed from and
parodied ad nauseum, but Connell's
yarn is arguably the most poignant of these because while it is an unlikely
tale, it is a plausible one.
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