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Originally Posted by HarryT
Reputation is a fickle thing. Why is it that Agatha Christie is still on the "Best Seller" lists, while Edgar Wallace, one of the most prolific thriller writers and bestselling authors of the 1920s and early 30s, and internationally known in his day (and, incidentally, the creator of "King Kong"), is probably unknown to most modern readers?
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I would guess because Wallace died the mid 30's and Christie lived until the mid 70's. Thus Wallace missed out the big popularization during the 50's.