Stout actually did that intentionally -- he decided deliberately not to age the characters, something I find charming and in their case quite appropriate. I've always wanted to write a Nero Wolfe novel set in the modern day, where Archie has a cellphone and Wolfe refuses to use the internet. :D
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Date: 2011-06-13 01:28 pm (UTC)