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Christopher Morley's Philadelphia

Christopher Morley's Philadelphia( )
Introduction by: Kalfus, Ken
ISBN:978-0-8232-1269-9
Publication Date:Jan 1990
Publisher:Fordham University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $90.00
Book Description:

Christopher Morley was one of the most celebrated American authors of the 1920s and 1930s. Best known as the author of Parnassus on Wheels and Kitty Foyle, Morley wrote for a popular audience that keenly appreciated his style, his wit, and his exuberant championing of the written word. Morley wrote most of the pieces collected in this volume from 1918 to 1920, while a columnist for the Philadelphia Evening Ledger. His assignment: to saunteraround town and the Philadelphia suburbs, and...
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Book Details
Pages:329
Detailed Subjects: Travel / United States / Northeast / Middle Atlantic (Nj, Ny, Pa)
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):4.953 x 7.917 x 0.585 Inches
Book Weight:1.465 Pounds
Author Biography
(Introduction by)
Ken Kalfus is an American writer who has lived in Paris, Dublin, Belgrade, and most recently, Moscow. His first book, Thirst (also available from WSP), was one of the most celebrated story collections in recent years, meriting inclusion in the best-of-the-year lists of the New York Times, Salon, the Village Voice, and The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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