Bibliograph

Complete stories, Dorothy Parker ; edited by Colleen Breese ; with an introduction by Regina Barreca

Type

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Complete stories, Dorothy Parker ; edited by Colleen Breese ; with an introduction by Regina Barreca

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Complete stories

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

671248769

Responsibility statement

Dorothy Parker ; edited by Colleen Breese ; with an introduction by Regina Barreca

Summary

Product Description: As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Suggestions for further reading -- Chronology -- Note on the text -- Stories: Such a pretty little picture -- Too bad -- Mr Durant -- Certain lady -- Wonderful old gentleman -- Dialogue at three in the morning -- Last tea -- Oh! he's charming! -- Travelogue -- Little Curtis -- Sexes -- Arrangement in black and white -- Telephone call -- Terrible day tomorrow -- Just a little one -- Mantle of Whistler -- Garter -- New York to Detroit -- Big blonde -- You were perfectly fine -- Cradle of civilization -- But the one on the right -- Here we are -- Lady with a lamp -- Dusk before fireworks -- Young woman in green lace -- Horsie -- Advice to the little Peyton girl -- From the diary of a New York lady -- Sentiment -- Mrs Carrington and Mrs Crane -- Little hours -- Waltz -- Road home -- Glory in the daytime -- Cousin Larry -- Mrs Hofstadter on Josephine Street -- Clothe the naked -- Soldiers of the republic -- Custard heart -- Song of the shirt, 1941 -- Standard of living -- Lovely leave -- Game -- I live on your visits -- Lolita -- Banquet of crow -- Bolt behind the blue -- Sketches: Our Tuesday club -- As the spirit moves -- Dinner party anthology -- Summer hotel anthology -- Apartment house anthology -- Men I'm not married to -- Welcome home -- Our own crowd -- Professional youth

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