Maltese Falcon Society winning author receives a certificate of merit and a falcon sculpture crafted in wood. Maltese Falcon Society The Maltese Falcon Society is an organization for admirers of Dashiell Hammett, his novel "The Maltese Falcon," and hardboiled mystery books and writers in general. Founded in San Francisco in 1981, the organization is no longer active in the United States; however, a chapter in Japan has been active continuously since 1982. The Japanese branch of the society presents the Falcon Award, Japan's highest honor in the mystery field, to honor the best hardboiled mystery novel published in Japan. The Maltese Falcon Society
The Gentle Falcon as a "sparkling, poignant fictionalized biography" and "princely reading fare." while the Wisconsin library bulletin reprinted a review by the Bulletin of the Children's Book Center that called it "An intriguing story..." The British Broadcasting Corporation produced a seven-episode television series based on "The Gentle Falcon", which was broadcast from 15 June 1954. Glen Alyn played the adult Isabella, while Victoria Nolan played her as a girl. The Gentle Falcon The Gentle Falcon is a historical novel for young readers by Hilda Lewis, based on the story of King Richard II and his child bride, Isabella, written in first person