Ring lardner you know me al

I knew that ring lardner jr was a person because he famously wrote the novel and screenplay for robert altmans mash. You know me al is a 1916 novel by ring lardner, later reproduced in a comic strip that was syndicated nationally. You know me al by ring lardner full audio bookenglish. 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. Selfassured and imperceptive, impervious to both advice and sarcasm, keefe rises to the heights, but his inability to learn makes for his undoing. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.

During this time, lardner began selling baseball stories to the saturday evening post, and those stories were eventually collected into his first major work, an epistolary novel called you know me, al, which centered around the travails of minor league pitcher jack keefe. The comic strip adventures of jack keefe a harvest book paperback january 1, 1979. Ring lardner tells of the humorous trials and tribulations of jack, a chisox pitcher circa 1915 through letters written to his pal al back home in bedford, indiana. Jack has a rather inflated view of himself and his abilities. Nov 07, 2014 you know me al by ring lardner full audio bookenglish. Jul 01, 2014 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. 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. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Big, fat, dumb, lazy, vain, headstrong and cheap, jack keefe is a journeyman pitcher with the. It is a fictional book written about jack keefe who is a pitcher for the chicago white sox in the early 1900s. You know me al is a glimpse of baseballs distant past, like taking a rattling train back to the days of the prewwi game. Charles scribners sons, 1916 first published saturday evening post, 1914. Letters written by jack keefe, a professional baseball player, to his friend al, at home, give a blowbyblow account of keefes tribulations in th.

In addition, there was a comic strip, you know me al, inked by dick dorgan from 1922 to 1925. You know me, al is a classic of baseball, the game and the community. See all books authored by ring lardner, including the best short stories of ring lardner, and you know me al, and more on. Ring lardners masterpiece, you know me al is the story of a semiliterate, boastful, selfdeceiving boob and rookie ballplayer with the chicago white sox told through a series of letters home to his friend al. He is, in his own eyes, the most valuable member of the chicago white sox.

You know me, al by ring lardner free ebook skip to main content. Aug 28, 20 the saturday evening post signed lardner up for six epistolary stories in 1914, which then became chapters when they were collected to form you know me al. Aug 02, 2018 ring lardner, you know me al new york. 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. Jack keefe, one of literatures great characters, is talented, brash, and conceited. You know me al by ring lardner first edition 1916 1st book baseball. Beginning his career in south bend, indiana in 1905, ring lardner was a noted columnist and satirist. 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. Well, al old pal i suppose you seen in the paper where i been sold to the white sox. Gentle warrior audio book tapestry romance by julie garwoodfull. You know me al pdf by ring lardner download free ebooks. 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. The sportswriter who wrote american better than anyone. The saturday evening post signed lardner up for six epistolary stories in 1914, which then became chapters when they were collected to form you know me.

Ring lardner s masterpiece, you know me al is the story of a semiliterate, boastful, selfdeceiving boob and rookie ballplayer with the chicago white sox told through a series of letters home to his friend al. Lardner 2014, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Ring lardner books list of books by author ring lardner. You know me al by lardner, ring book the fast free shipping. Download you know me al pdf by ring lardner from you know me al pdf. The 1916 book traces the misadventures of a struggling pitcher. Those stories are included in the library of americas new collection. You know me al is a classic of baseballthe game and the community. This detailed literature summary also contains related titles on you know me al by ring lardner. Dec 24, 2019 download you know me al pdf by ring lardner from you know me al pdf. In 1992 scribners made a substantial contribution to american literature with ring around the bases, the complete baseball stories of ring lardner. 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.

You know me al by ring lardner overdrive rakuten overdrive. There was also a comic strip based on the same characters, with continuity written by ring. Below is john lardners introduction to a 1959 edition of ring lardners you know me al, a fictional series of letters from professional ballplayer jack keefe to his friend al. So apparently this is his father, and for his time, hes the more famous for it. Originating in the rowdy new york dailies of the 1890s alongside the early comic strips with such forgotten nonluminaries as henry m. It is studded with references to actual ballplayers mathewson, cobb, crawford, johnson, jennings, et al. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. A brilliant satire, you know me al is a detailed portrait of the early days of baseball and america at the beginning of the 20th. So apparently this is his father, and for his time, hes the more famous. He is the author of you know me al, one of the first baseball novels aimed at adults ever published at the end of his life, lardner was plagued by ill health.

American satirist ring lardners you know me al might be over a hundred years old, but its as enduring and relevant today as it was to the postworld war i crowd that first embraced it. You know me al is generally recognized as lardners best attempt at long fiction. You know me al by ring lardner free at loyal books. You know me al details the rocky rise of major league pitcher jack keefe through his letters to his stalwart pal, al the arrogant, hubristic jackwho calls to mind other fictional hurlers such as. The busher whose letters home comprise ring lardners classic is 100 years old. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as.

He worked for many papers in chicago, il and boston, ma before being hired by a syndicate in 1919. Through the letters, the selfcentered keefe reveals his regular struggles. The sportswriter who wrote american better than anyone anywheres. 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. This book is arguably one of the top pieces in american humor writing. Berryman refers to the title of the famous collection of short stories by humorist ring lardner, featuring letters from jack keefe, a rookie. Ferguson termed the book one of the top five pieces of american humor writing. Ring lardner audio books, best sellers, author bio. Ive heard claim that lardner had an ear for speech patterns and it certainly shows with jack. 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. Ring lardner you know me al 36 the bushers holiday.

The excellent author ring lardner wrote you know me al. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item. Set in preworld war i, the book is comprised of letters that keefe sends to his old pal al. Jun 01, 2019 so i didnt know that ring lardner was a person. The book consists of a montage of letters written by a pro baseball player with a comedic spirit named jack keefe to his friend al blanchard, as he overcomes obstacles in bedford, indiana.

Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers find you know me al by lardner, ring at biblio. Librivox recording of you know me al, by ring lardner. Through the letters, the selfcentered keefe reveals his regular struggles to. You know me al by ring lardner first edition 1916 ebay. 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. The publication of you know me al brought instant fame to ring lardner 1885 1933, one of the great american humorists of this century. Lardner used the device of letters from a wouldbe bigleague pitcher, jack keefe, to his hometown indiana. His missives were published serially as six short stories in the. Buy you know me al by ring lardner online at alibris. He says and you better watch the way the boys fields their positions and holds up the runners. The journalist andrew ferguson wrote that ring lardner thought of himself as primarily a sports columnist whose stuff wasnt destined to last, and he held to that absurd belief even after his first masterpiece, you know me al, was published in 1916 and earned the awed appreciation of virginia woolf, among other very serious, unfunny people. 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. 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. Lardner continued his writing using the jack keefe character in a series of lettersshort stories such as the busher pulls a mays which sees keefe sold to the lowly philadelphia athletics.