| Shouts and Murmurs: Echoes of a Thousand and One First Nights Contributor(s): Woollcott, Alexander (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 1417911670 ISBN-13: 9781417911677 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.18" W x 9.04" (1.10 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 editions that are true to the original work. |
