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More Than Any Other Writer In This Century, Ring Lardner (1885-1933) Was Identified With Baseball. He Was The First Writer To Match The American Language With The Great American Pastime. His Years Covering The Chicago White Sox And Cubs Gave Him The Inside Knowledge Of The Sport And How It Reflected The American Experience; Starting In 1906 As A Reporter, Lardner Responded To Baseball As A Social Phenomenon. His Short Stories Remain The Core Of His Career, And The Basis. Of His Enduring Reputation. Here Are Ring Lardner's Complete Baseball Stories, Twelve Of Them Collected In Print For The First Time. With His Unerring Eye For Detail And His Sense Of The Absurd, Lardner Ranges Over The Entire Game. His First Published Magazine Series, You Know Me Al, Recounts The Travails Of Jack Keefe, A Minor-league Player Who Remains A Busher Even After He Reaches The Big Leagues. Although He Eventually Wanted To Bench The Character, Lardner. Continued To Write Keefe Stories To Satisfy The Public's Hunger. At The Same Time, Though, He Began To Expand His Work, Introducing New Characters, New Concerns, New Slants On The Sport. He Went On To Probe Not Only The Nature Of The Game, But Also The Live

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Author

Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933; Bruccoli, Matthew J. (Matthew Joseph), 1931-2008

Publisher

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons ; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International

Published

1992

Language

EN

ISBN

9780684193748

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.8 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14