Smoking in literature
Today in the Guardian’s Blog they take a look at literatures finest smokers!
… When asked for his favourite smoking moment in literature, James Walton proffered Raymond Chandler’s book The Little Sister. Marlowe is being hired by a seemingly prissy young woman, who voices her disapproval of liquor, adding “I don’t think I’d care to employ a detective that uses liquor in any form. I don’t even approve of tobacco.” To which Marlow rejoins “Would it be all right if I peeled an orange?”