Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site smu.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!smu!mike From: mike@smu.UUCP Newsgroups: net.books Subject: Ring Lardner - (nf) Message-ID: <11300008@smu.UUCP> Date: Thu, 27-Sep-84 16:58:00 EDT Article-I.D.: smu.11300008 Posted: Thu Sep 27 16:58:00 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 30-Sep-84 00:55:01 EDT Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #N:smu:11300008:000:762 Nf-From: smu!mike Sep 27 15:58:00 1984 #N:smu:11300008:000:762 smu!mike Sep 27 15:58:00 1984 <> I am looking for a collection of Ring Lardner short stories and (believe it or not) plays. I once had a copy of such a collection; it was published in the early 30's and contained some short stories (many of which were not in ``Round Up'') along with some of the most bizarre little plays (skits almost) I have ever read. I have looked in several used book shops here in Dallas but I haven't seen it. There are a few of paperbound collections available widely, but none of these contain the plays. How many Ring Lardner fans are there out there? He was an excellent writer with an astounding gift for rendering subtle colloquial humor. Damon Runyan fans would probably enjoy him, if you don't know of his stuff already. Mike McNally ...convex!smu!mike