The project gutenberg ebook of you know me al, by ring w. You know me al is a book by ring lardner, and subsequently a nationally syndicated comic strip scripted by lardner and drawn by will b. 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. There are more than pages from you know me al as well as all of the great stories. Buy you know me al by ring lardner online at alibris. 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. I am going to get a contract for three thousand and if he dont want to give it to me he can do the other thing. Ring lardner has 1 books on goodreads with 21416 ratings. First published in 1916, you know me al has captivated readers for a century and counting. The excellent author ring lardner wrote you know me al. See all books authored by ring lardner, including the best short stories of ring lardner, and you know me al, and more on. Did you know that you know me al was initially published as six separate but interrelated short stories in the saturday evening post. You know me al by ring lardner first edition 1916 1st.
Journalist and short story writer ring lardner 18851933 was primarily associated with the chicago tribune, the home newspaper for his syndicated column. The baseball is inseparable from the story, but for me it was the least interesting part of it. Ring lardner books list of books by author ring lardner. There were lots of smiles here, but also plenty of yawns. You know me al, a collection of fictional letters by a bushleague baseball player. You know me al reveals lardner as a satirical master at the peak of his form. This book is arguably one of the top pieces in american humor writing. His first great success was you know me al, a fictional series of letters from a popular baseball hero to his friend, slyly revealing the letter writer as a crude, conceited, semiliterate, selfdeceiving boob. Lardner this ebook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the united states and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. Ring lardner is the author of books such as you know me al. His first great success was you know me al, a fictional series of letters from a popular baseball hero to his friend, slyly revealing the letter writer as a crude, conceited. He says and you better watch the way the boys fields their positions and holds up the runners. You know me al a bushers letters and millions of other books are available for.
A sportswriter by trade, lardner had a superb ear for regional pec. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Through it all jack complains, boasts, makes excuses, talks too much, and thinks too little. You know me al by ring lardner full audio bookenglish greataudiobooks in public domain. You know me al and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Author of you know me al, you know me al, round up, the real dope, bib ballads, gullibles travels, etc, haircut and other stories, own your own home ring lardner open library donate. Considered the satirists greatest work, the book is a collection of letters from one jack keefe, a baseball busher, to his longtime friend, al blanchard, in their midwestern hometown. His works include you know me, al, gullibles travels, treat em rough, the real dope, own your own home, the big town, and many others. The book consists of stories that were written as letters from a professional baseball player, jack keefe, to his friend al blanchard in their hometown of bedford, indiana.
You know me al by ring lardner audiobook on 2 cassette tapes. Ring lardners you know me al the 1916 book traces the misadventures of a struggling pitcher through. You know me al pdf by ring lardner download free ebooks. Considered the satirists greatest work, the book is a collection of letters from one jack keefe, a baseball busher, to his longtime friend, al blanchard, in their.
Lardner began as a chicagobased sports writer, and it was in the jargon of ball players that he wrote you know me al 1916, the bestselling work that launched his literary career and earned the admiration of writers as diverse as virginia woolf and h. In the early decades of the 20th century, newspaperman and humorist ring lardner 18851933 made america laugh with his hilarious depictions of odd characters in the sporting world, tin pan alley and hollywood. He says no of course you dont need it but if i was you i would get one of the boys to learn it to me. Download most popluar pdf books now epistolary novel. Ring lardner was a chicago sportswriter who covered the white sox, and he. Ring lardner books download free books online 8freebooks. In you know me al, we follow jack keefes life onfield and off, via the.
Librivox recording of you know me al, by ring lardner. You know me al by ring lardner full audio bookenglish. Ringgold wilmer lardner was an american sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports worl. Ive heard claim that lardner had an ear for speech patterns and it certainly shows with jack. Epistolary novel books download free books online 8freebooks. You know me, al by ring lardner free ebook manybooks. In you know me al, we follow jack keefes life onfield and off, via the letters jack writes to his old chum al in his home town of bedford, indiana. For more than seventy years, penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the englishspeaking world. The ring lardner page at american literature, featuring a biography and free library of the authors novels, stories, poems, letters, and texts. The letters, created while lardner was writing a sports column for the chicago tribune, first appeared in the saturday evening post and. He says to see you work a man might think they had a rule in the central league forbidding a pitcher from leaving the box or looking toward first base. Haircut and other stories ring lardner 0020223447 9780020223443 ring lardner first burst upon the literary scene with his greatest popular success, you know me al.
Details about you know me al by ring lardner first edition 1916 1st book baseball. 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. You know me al by ring lardner 1945 tower books edition. Set in preworld war i, the book is comprised of letters that keefe sends to. Set in pre world war i, the book is comprised of letters that keefe sends to his old pal al.
Not only was he recently snubbed by the nascent chicago literary hall of fame not even nominated as a potential charter inductee but, far more galling, his first novel, you know me al, wasnt even mentioned as one of the best baseball books of all time in a poll of baseball writing experts conducted by the hardball. The annotated baseball stories of ring w lardner, 19141919. Download you know me al pdf by ring lardner from you know me al pdf. The publication of you know me al brought instant fame to ring lardner 18851933, one of the great american humorists of this century. You know me al is a classic of baseballthe game and the communit. Ring lardner is considered the greatest writer of all time on the sport of baseball. Ring lardner, a beat reporter from baseballs early days, uses the sports meditative quality to draw up moments of compelling introspection amid the humor in his novel you know me al, which. Ring lardner s most popular book is you know me al. It isnt necessary to know baseball history to enjoy the book, which is as. This centennial edition will introduce a new generation of readers to jack. Details about you know me al by ring lardner 1945 tower books edition 2nd printing. You know me al by ring lardner first edition 1916 1st book baseball.
The 1916 book traces the misadventures of a struggling pitcher. It is a fictional book written about jack keefe who is a pitcher for the chicago white sox in the early 1900s. Ring lardner books biography and list of works author. 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. I knew that ring lardner jr was a person because he famously wrote the novel and screenplay for robert altmans mash. Unfortunately, at least for a nonfan such as myself, that makes long stretches of this rather short book very tedious. 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. So apparently this is his father, and for his time, hes the more famous for it. Lardner covered a sports beat for several years, which provided the inspiration for you know me al and other humorous baseball stories. It is perhaps the greatest baseball book ever written, but of course its about more than baseball. You know me al by ring lardner free at loyal books.