| Shouts and Murmurs: Echoes of a Thousand and One First Nights Contributor(s): Woollcott, Alexander (Author) |
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ISBN: 1163213497 ISBN-13: 9781163213490 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $30.92 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 9.02" W x 6" (1.25 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1922. The Algonquin Round Table was an informal group of famous New York writers who lunched together at the Algonquin Hotel in the 1920s and '30s. The self-appointed leader of the group was Alexander Woollcott. A large, stout man, he was an author, critic and actor noted for his sharp, cruel wit. Contents: Behind the Scenes; The Knock at the Stage-door; Gunpowder Plots; Capsule Criticism; For the Kiddies; Bitter Memories; The Terrible Translation; Another Foreign Author; The Celebrated Decline of the Drama; Presenting Fogg's Ferry; Eugene O'Neill; Deburau, Pere, and Guitry, Fils; The Legend of Peter Pan; It Was Trilby; Palmy Days; Mr. Tinney; The Chauve-Souris; Zowie; or, The Curse of an Akins Heart. |
