Kenneth Millar's nonfiction writing includes introductions to collections of his books, essays and book reviews (information on which is still being researched). Year Title Publication 1951 "The Inward Eye: A Revaluation of Coleridge's Psychological Criticism" (Doctoral dissertation) University of Michigan 1964 "Homage to Dashiell Hammett" Mystery … [Read more...]
Timeline: Short Fiction
Kenneth Millar published his first short story in 1931 in The Grumbler, his high-school's literary magazine, for which he was the editor. In the same edition he published a story by a classmate he was somewhat taken with, Margaret Sturm. Millar would marry Miss Sturm in 1938, the day after his graduation from college. Date Title Original … [Read more...]
Timeline: Novels
Kenneth Millar wrote twenty-four novels in the thirty-four years between 1944 and 1976. Eighteen of these featured the detective Lew Archer and were written as John Ross Macdonald and, later, Ross Macdonald. His first four novels were written under his given name, Kenneth Millar. As Ross Macdonald, he also wrote two standalone detective novels. Novels … [Read more...]