{"product_id":"the-annotated-baseball-stories-of-ring-wlardner-191419-9780804729635","title":"The Annotated Baseball Stories of Ring WLardner","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume contains 24 short stories published between 1914 and 1919, including the six stories later collected as \"You Know Me Al\". Two-thirds of the stories describe real teams, real players and real events - which Lardner covered as a reporter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"24 humorous and revealing baseball stories [are] collected in this beautifully illustrated volume. . . Offers photos of the real players mentioned in the stories and footnotes about real events. A gem.\"—\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Meticulous notes help the modern reader laugh all the harder at lines like 'Crawford got the luckiest three-base hit I ever see' by noting that Wahoo Sam Crawford of the Detroit Tigers was the most prolific triples hitter in baseball history.\"—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'll give this book the ultimate reviewer's accolade. If it hadn't been sent to me to review, I would have gone out and bought it anyway. If you're a lover of baseball or American literature, you will, too.\"—\u003ci\u003eCleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"After eight decades the tales remain as charming as ever, and the annotations and illustrations will multiply the enjoyment for any reader, new or old.\"—\u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book is a superb introduction to the work of Ring Lardner for a new generation of readers. . . . Hilton's annotations are informational and entertaining.\"—\u003ci\u003eAntiquarian Bookman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Already timeless pieces of fiction in their own right, Lardner's stories benefit from the historical context that Hilton's annotations and pictures provide.\"—\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I. The Jack Keefe Stories: 1. A busher's letters home; 2. The busher comes back; 3. The busher's honeymoon; 4. A new busher breaks in; 5. The busher's kid; 6. The busher beats it hence; 7. Call for Mr. Keefe! 8. The busher re-enlists; 9. The battle of Texas; 10. Along came Ruth; 11. The courtship of T. Dorgan; 12. The busher pulls a Mays; Part II. The Individual Short Stories: 13. My roomy; 14. Sick 'em; 15. Horseshoes; 16. Back to Baltimore; 17. Alibi Ike; 18. Harmony; 19. The poor simp; 20. Where do you get that noise? 21. Good for the soul; 22. The crook; 23. The hold-out; 24. The yellow kid.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405515071831,"sku":"9780804729635","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804729635.jpg?v=1730492478","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-annotated-baseball-stories-of-ring-wlardner-191419-9780804729635","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}