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The Second Bryant & May Mystery
by Christopher FowlerThis article relates to The Water Room
Trivia: Bryant & May matches have been a household
name in Britain from the 1860s until the present. The
oldest surviving animated film is an advertisement for
Bryant & May matches from 1899 asking the audience to
donate one guinea so that the company can give a free
box of matches to every British soldier fighting in the
Boer War! Considering Fowler's background in the
film industry I wonder if this little piece of
silver-screen trivia influenced his choice of
detectives' names?
Christopher Fowler's website.
This "beyond the book article" relates to The Water Room. It originally ran in July 2005 and has been updated for the
March 2006 paperback edition.
Go to magazine.
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