Christopher Morley's Philadelphia

By: Christopher Morley

Book Overview

Christopher Morley was one of the most celebrated American authors of the 1920s and 1930s. Best known as the author of Parnassus on Wheels and Kitty Foyle, Morley wrote for a popular audience that keenly appreciated his style, his wit, and his exuberant championing of the written word.

Morley wrote most of the pieces collected in this volume from 1918 to 1920, while a columnist for the Philadelphia Evening Ledger. His assignment: to "saunter"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823212696
• ISBN13: 9780823212699
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"