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Spenser

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Overview

Spenser is a fictional private investigator created by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker. He acts as the protagonist of a series of detective novels written by Parker and later continued by Ace Atkins and Mike Lupica. His first appearance was in the 1973 novel The Godwulf Manuscript. He is also featured in the 1980s television series Spenser: For Hire and a related series of TV movies based on the novels. In March 2020, he was featured in the Netflix thriller film Spenser Confidential.

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Notable quotes

“Death slue not him, but he made death his ladder to the skies.”
— Another [Epitaph] of the Same (1586), line 20
“Uncouthe, unkiste, sayde the olde famous poete Chaucer.”
— To Gabriell Harvey
“Sweete Themmes runne softly, till I end my Song.”
— The last line of each stanza
“A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine.”
— Canto 1, stanza 1
“And all for love, and nothing for reward.”
— Canto 8, stanza 2
“Ill can he rule the great, that cannot reach the small.”
— Canto 2, stanza 43

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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Overview

Spenser is a fictional private investigator created by the American mystery writer Robert B. Parker. He acts as the protagonist of a series of detective novels written by Parker and later continued by Ace Atkins and Mike Lupica. His first appearance was in the 1973 novel The Godwulf Manuscript. He is also featured in the 1980s television series Spenser: For Hire and a related series of TV movies based on the novels. In March 2020, he was featured in the Netflix thriller film Spenser Confidential.

From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Not who you're looking for? Others named Spenser: film series

Notable quotes

“Death slue not him, but he made death his ladder to the skies.”
— Another [Epitaph] of the Same (1586), line 20
“Uncouthe, unkiste, sayde the olde famous poete Chaucer.”
— To Gabriell Harvey
“Sweete Themmes runne softly, till I end my Song.”
— The last line of each stanza
“A Gentle Knight was pricking on the plaine.”
— Canto 1, stanza 1
“And all for love, and nothing for reward.”
— Canto 8, stanza 2
“Ill can he rule the great, that cannot reach the small.”
— Canto 2, stanza 43

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.