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  • The Love Nest and Other Stories
    Ring W. Lardner
    'The Love Nest and Other Stories' is a masterful collection of short fiction by the celebrated American humorist and satirist Ring Lardner. This volume showcases Lardner’s uncanny ability to capture the vernacular of everyday Americans while exposing the vanities, hypocrisies, and quiet tragedies of middle-class life during the early 20th century. The collection includes some o...
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    25,26 €

  • The Big Town
    Ring W. Lardner
    'The Big Town' is a sharp and witty work of American satire by Ring W. Lardner, one of the most celebrated humorists of the early twentieth century. The narrative follows the adventures of the Finch family as they relocate from South Bend, Indiana, to the bustling metropolis of New York City. Driven by the ambition to find a wealthy and suitable husband for Katie, the family na...
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    25,26 €

  • What of It?
    Ring W. Lardner
    'What of It?' is a brilliant collection of short stories, sketches, and satirical essays by Ring W. Lardner, one of the most distinctive voices in American humor. Written during the height of the 1920s, this work showcases Lardner’s uncanny ability to capture the vernacular and the subtle absurdities of everyday life. The collection explores a wide array of topics, from the tri...
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    23,10 €

  • The Story of a Wonder Man
    Ring W. Lardner
    'The Story of a Wonder Man' is a masterful exercise in literary satire and a brilliant mock autobiography by the renowned American humorist Ring Lardner. In this work, Lardner crafts a fictionalized and absurdly exaggerated account of his own life, effectively lampooning the conventions of the celebrity memoir genre. With his signature deadpan wit and keen ear for the American ...
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    21,10 €

  • Round Up
    Ring W. Lardner
    'Round Up' is a comprehensive and influential collection of short stories by Ring W. Lardner, one of the premier American satirists of the early twentieth century. This anthology brings together a diverse array of narratives that showcase Lardner’s exceptional talent for capturing the authentic voice and vernacular of everyday Americans. From the locker rooms of professional ba...
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    28,81 €

  • Round Up the Stories of Ring W. Lardner
    Ring W. Lardner
    'Round Up the Stories of Ring W. Lardner' is a comprehensive assembly of short fiction by one of the preeminent voices in American satire. This collection highlights the author’s legendary mastery of the American vernacular and his razor-sharp observational skills, capturing the essence of the early twentieth century with both humor and poignancy. Through a diverse array of nar...
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    28,84 €

  • The Big Town
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    Ring W. Lardner’s 1921 satirical collection The Big Town follows nouveau riche Midwestern couple Tom and Ella Finch from their hometown of South Bend, Indiana, to New York City. Their goal? To 'see life' and get Ella’s sister Katie a husband. Far from a simple revolt from the village, the Finches’ journey provides plenty of comic material for Lardner’s sharp, satiric critique o...
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    11,64 €

  • Lose with a Smile
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    This early work by Ring Lardner was originally published in 1916 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. ’Lose with a Smile’ is one of Lardner’s many works of fiction. Ring Lardner was born in Niles, Michigan in 1885. He studied engineering at the Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago, but did not complete his first semester. In 1907, Lardner obtained ...
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    32,71 €

  • Bib Ballads (1915)
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    12,29 €

  • Own Your Own Home
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern edit...
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    23,65 €

  • You Know Me Al
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner / W. Lardner Ring W. Lardner / WLardner Ring WLardner
    First great success of Ring Lardner was ''You Know Me Al'', a fictional series of lettersfrom a popular baseball hero to his friend, slowly revealing the hero as asemiliterate, crude, conceited, self-deceiving boob. This work was created whileLardner was writing a sports column for The Chicago Tribune, first appeared inThe Saturday Evening Post. It was later pu...
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    25,83 €

  • Treat ’Em Rough
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    Treat ’Em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer is a collection of fictional letters written by a soldier named Jack Keefe during World War I. The letters are written in a humorous and satirical style, and they offer a unique perspective on life in the trenches during the war. Jack Keefe is portrayed as a brash and confident soldier who takes pleasure in killing Germans, h...
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    28,14 €

  • You Know Me Al
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    You Know Me Al: A Busher’s Letters is a collection of fictional letters written by a baseball player named Jack Keefe, who is trying to make it big in the Major Leagues. Written by Ring W. Lardner, a well-known American journalist and humorist, the book is a satirical look at the life of a professional athlete in the early 20th century. Through Keefe’s letters, readers are give...
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    32,42 €

  • Some Champions
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    These 'sketches' comprise commentary that has appeared in various publications, including 'Good Housekeeping, The Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, Collier’s', and 'Trotter and Pacer', throughout Lardner’s illustrious career. ...
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    14,77 €

  • Haircut
    Ring W. Lardner / Ring WLardner
    Ring Lardner first burst upon the literary scene with his greatest popular success, 'You Know Me Al'. A sportswriter by trade, Lardner had a superb ear for regional peculiarities in speech and was loved for his sense of humor. Funny, sarcastic, sometimes bitter but always ironic, Lardner understood Americans-- their desires, their dreams, and their disappointments. Contained in...
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    13,05 €