Ring lardner was a chicago sportswriter who covered the white sox, and he brought an insiders knowledge of clubhouse life together with his biting wit and gift for the vernacular to create a. This page was last edited on 8 february 2019, at 22. Publication date 1925 topics baseball players publisher new york, c. The saturday evening post signed lardner up for six epistolary stories in 1914, which then became chapters when they were collected to form you know me. You could of knocked me over with a feather when the old man come up to me and says jack ive sold you to the chicago americans. Read download ring lardner stories other writings pdf. To request any book join our telegram channel now by clicking here. He is, in his own eyes, the most valuable member of the chicago white sox. You know me al pdf by ring lardner download free ebooks. Here, however, youll easily find the ebook, handbook or a manual that youre looking for including by ring lardner you know me al hudson river editions pdf. In you know me al, we follow jack keefes life onfield and off, via the letters jack writes.
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Big, fat, dumb, lazy, vain, headstrong and cheap, jack keefe is a journeyman pitcher with the chicago white sox in the rowdy days of the deadball era, circa 1915, ruled by the likes of ty cobb and john mcgraw. The narrative takes the form of an epistolary novel in which the protagonist jack keefe, a baseball player, sends letters to his friend. The excellent author ring lardner wrote you know me al. In this period globalization it is important to someone to receive information. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. Ring lardner lardner, ring used books, rare books and new books. Well, al old pal i suppose you seen in the paper where i been sold to the white sox. Lardner, who had decided to name his son after a friend, rear admiral cadwalader ringgold, who was from a distinguished. The project gutenberg ebook of you know me al, by ring w. You know me al ring lardner 1885 1933 big, fat, dumb, lazy, vain, headstrong and cheap, jack keefe is a journeyman pitcher with the chicago white sox in the rowdy days of the deadball era, circa 1915, ruled by the likes of ty cobb and john mcgraw. Charles scribners sons, 1916 first published saturday evening post, 1914. The publication was an astounding success and raised lardner to important fame.
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Complete fiction you know me al by ring lardner lz. You know me al is a glimpse of baseballs distant past, like taking a rattling train back to the days of the prewwi game. In this library of america edition, editor ian frazier surveys the whole sweep of lardners talents, offering contemporary readers his finest stories, the full texts of you know me al, the big town, and the long outofprint the real dope, and a generous sampling of his humor pieces, sports reporting, song lyrics, and surrealist playlets. Berryman refers to the title of the famous collection of short stories by humorist ring. A bushers letters ring lardner one of the classic baseball stories, you know me al, first published in 1914, tells the story of the fictional jack keefe, a bush league baseball player who earns a trip to the majors to pitch for the chicago white sox.
Letters written by jack keefe, a professional baseball player, to his friend al, at home, give a blowbyblow account of keefes tribulations in the big leagues. It is studded with references to actual ballplayers mathewson, cobb, crawford, johnson, jennings, et al. Ringgold william ring lardner 1885 1933 was an american sports columnist and satirical short story writer who enjoyed poking fun at revered institutions such as marriage, theater, and sports. The 1916 book traces the misadventures of a struggling pitcher. This collection brings together twentyone of lardners best pieces, including the six jack keefe stories that comprise you know me, al, as well as such familiar favorites as alibi ike, some like them cold, and guillibles travels. Pdf you know me al by ring lardner download pdf free ebook. Epistolary novel 8freebooks download free books online. Ring lardner books download free books online 8freebooks.
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