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Alexander Woollcott (1887–1943)

Autor/a de While Rome Burns

32+ obres 666 Membres 6 Ressenyes

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Crèdit de la imatge: Pirie MacDonald, from the Library of Congress

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Obres de Alexander Woollcott

While Rome Burns (1934) 191 exemplars
Long, Long Ago (1943) 118 exemplars
As You Were (1943) 65 exemplars
The Portable Woollcott (1946) 45 exemplars
Woollcott's second reader (1937) 44 exemplars
Mr. Dickens goes to the play (1922) 7 exemplars
Verdun Belle (1977) 6 exemplars
Enchanted Aisles (1975) 4 exemplars
The Dark Tower: A Melodrama (1934) 4 exemplars
A New Jersey Reader (1961) 3 exemplars

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The Complete Works of Lewis Carroll (1845) — Introducció, algunes edicions4,371 exemplars
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker (2001) — Col·laborador — 706 exemplars
Great Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (1944) — Col·laborador — 637 exemplars
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking Glass / The Hunting of the Snark (1901) — Introducció, algunes edicions499 exemplars
Charles Dickens (1906) — Pròleg — 344 exemplars
75 Short Masterpieces: Stories from the World's Literature (1961) — Col·laborador — 296 exemplars
Men at War: The Best War Stories of All Time (1942) — Col·laborador — 286 exemplars
The Fireside Book of Dog Stories (1943) — Col·laborador — 143 exemplars
The Mammoth Book of Modern Ghost Stories (2007) — Col·laborador — 133 exemplars
The Moonstone and The Woman in White (1937) — Pròleg, algunes edicions113 exemplars
The Big Book of Adventure Stories (2011) — Col·laborador — 113 exemplars
Best Dog Stories (1990) — Col·laborador — 112 exemplars
Bar the Doors (1972) — Col·laborador — 78 exemplars
65 Great Tales of Horror (1981) — Col·laborador — 59 exemplars
Desert Island Decameron (1945) — Col·laborador — 57 exemplars
The Fourth Pan Book of Horror Stories (1963) — Col·laborador — 48 exemplars
The Murderer's Companion (1929) — Pròleg, algunes edicions47 exemplars
The Bedside Tales: A Gay Collection (1945) — Col·laborador — 45 exemplars
The Little Book of Horrors (1992) — Col·laborador — 41 exemplars
Unsolved! Classic True Murder Cases (1987) — Col·laborador — 40 exemplars
A Doctor of the Old School (1895) — Pròleg, algunes edicions31 exemplars
The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
Tales of Terror and Suspense (1963) — Col·laborador — 23 exemplars
Monster Festival: Classic Tales of the Macabre (1965) — Col·laborador — 16 exemplars
Nonsenseorship (2006) — Col·laborador — 13 exemplars
Law in Action: An Anthology of the Law in Literature (1947) — Col·laborador — 13 exemplars
A Cavalcade of Collier's (1959) — Col·laborador — 10 exemplars
Tall Short Stories (1960) — Col·laborador — 9 exemplars
Fifty Strangest Stories Ever Told (1937) — Col·laborador — 8 exemplars
Thin Air: An Anthology of Ghost Stories (1966) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
Bachelor's Quarters: Stories from Two Worlds (1944) — Col·laborador — 7 exemplars
Stories of Scarlet Women (1962) — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars
The Fireside Treasury of Modern Humor (1963) — Col·laborador — 5 exemplars
A Gathering of Ghosts: A Treasury (1970) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
1935 Essay Annual — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Horror Stories (audiobook) (1995) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
Thrillers, Chillers & Killers (1979) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
The American Legion Reader (1953) — Col·laborador — 4 exemplars
The Bathroom Reader (1946) — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Murder won't out — Pròleg — 3 exemplars
Twelve Great Modern Stories, A New Collection — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars

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As You Were is an anthology of American literature edited by Alexander Woolcott. It includes fiction, poetry and non-fiction essays. It was prepared by Viking Press for members of the Armed Forces and the Merchant Marine in 1943. My copy was presented to my father by my grandmother, his future mother-in-law, on his 21st birthday July 3, 1943. I have read it completely once and go back parts, especially the poetry often. I am always struck by Alan Seeger's I Have a Rendezvous with Death and Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight by Vachel Lindsay.… (més)
 
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MMc009 | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Jan 30, 2022 |
This is a good survey of the literary efforts of the American Entertainment personality of the mid-twentieth century. He often had a radio book review show, and was widely seen as an irascible intellectual. He did some play writing, had small film and Broadway roles, and was a familiar figure in the New Yorker Magazine and at the Algonquin round Table. His epigrams were often attributed to others, but were penetrating. "Los Angeles is seven neighbourhoods in search of a city." "His huff having arrived, he left in it!" "Everything I like to do is either illegal, Immoral, or fattening." being the best known. Thus the book is worth the reading. Warning. I read this book when I was eighteen; it has probably warped my prose style ever since.… (més)
 
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DinadansFriend | Jan 14, 2022 |
A collection of essays by a (perhaps literally) outsize personality, covering a number of different topics, including the theatre, murders and travel. All of the essays are fairly short, but some of them are quite punchy. The murder episodes in particular are what bring the average of the essays up. Woollcott shamelessly name-drops, but in his defence, he did know a lot of people. One or two of the lines in the essays, especially his one on Dorothy Parker, have stood the test of time. Generally recommended, though you may skip through a few essays here or there.… (més)
 
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EricCostello | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jan 2, 2019 |
An interesting selection by Alexander Woollcott of reading material for the Armed Forces during WWII. The selections range from lesser-known short stories by authors such as Hemingway, O. Henry and Bret Harte; poetry offerings from Longfellow, Whitman, Poe, etc.; and an American Fact category with The Declaration of Independence, A Letter Fom Franklin to Washington, The Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln, etc. At a time when many servicemen were feverishly passing around copies of Forever Amber, this is perhaps a selection that reveals much about what Mr. Woollcott felt the sevicemen should read rather than what he actually wanted to read.… (més)
 
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seoulful | Hi ha 1 ressenya més | Mar 17, 2010 |

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Membres
666
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4.1
Ressenyes
6
ISBN
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