{"product_id":"complete-stories-isbn-9780142437216","title":"Complete Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe complete collection of short stories from one of the 20th century's wittiest writers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Parker’s talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. This collection of stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Complete StoriesIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eChronology\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStories\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuch a Pretty Little Picture\u003cbr\u003eToo Bad\u003cbr\u003eMr. Durant\u003cbr\u003eA Certain Lady\u003cbr\u003eThe Wonderful Old Gentleman\u003cbr\u003eDialogue at Three in the Morning\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Tea\u003cbr\u003eOh! He's Charming!\u003cbr\u003eTravelogue\u003cbr\u003eLittle Curtis\u003cbr\u003eThe Sexes\u003cbr\u003eArrangement in Black and White\u003cbr\u003eA Telephone Call\u003cbr\u003eA Terrible Day Tomorrow\u003cbr\u003eJust a Little One\u003cbr\u003eThe Mantle of Whistler\u003cbr\u003eThe Garter\u003cbr\u003eNew York to Detroit\u003cbr\u003eBig Blonde\u003cbr\u003eYou Were Perfectly Fine\u003cbr\u003eThe Cradle of Civilization\u003cbr\u003eBut the One on the Right\u003cbr\u003eHere We Are\u003cbr\u003eLady with a Lamp\u003cbr\u003eDusk Before Fireworks\u003cbr\u003eA Young Woman in Green Lace\u003cbr\u003eHorsie\u003cbr\u003eAdvice to the Little Peyton Girl\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Diary of a New York Lady\u003cbr\u003eSentiment\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Carrington and Mrs. Crane\u003cbr\u003eThe Little Hours\u003cbr\u003eThe Waltz\u003cbr\u003eThe Road Home\u003cbr\u003eGlory in the Daytime\u003cbr\u003eCousin Larry\u003cbr\u003eMrs. Hofstadter on Josephine Street\u003cbr\u003eClothe the Naked\u003cbr\u003eSoldiers of the Republic\u003cbr\u003eThe Custard Heart\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Shirt, 1941\u003cbr\u003eThe Standard of Living\u003cbr\u003eThe Lovely Leave\u003cbr\u003eThe Game\u003cbr\u003eI Live on Your Visits\u003cbr\u003eLolita\u003cbr\u003eThe Banquet of Crow\u003cbr\u003eThe Bolt Behind the Blue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSketches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Tuesday Club\u003cbr\u003eAs the Spirit Moves\u003cbr\u003eA Dinner Party Anthology\u003cbr\u003eA Summer Hotel Anthology\u003cbr\u003eAn Apartment House Anthology\u003cbr\u003eMen I'm Not Married To\u003cbr\u003eWelcome Home\u003cbr\u003eOur Own Crowd\u003cbr\u003eProfessional Youth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDorothy Parker\u003c\/b\u003e was born in West End, New Jersey, in 1893 and grew up in New York, attending a Catholic convent school and Miss Dana's School in Morristown, New Jersey.  In 1916 she sold some of her poetry to the editor of \u003cb\u003eVogue\u003c\/b\u003e, and was subsequently given an editorial position on the magazine, writing captions for fashion photographs and drawings.  She then became drama critic of \u003cb\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/b\u003e and the central figure of the celebrated Algonquin Round Table.\u003cp\u003eFamous for her spoken wit, she showed the same trenchant commentary in her book reviews for \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eEsquire\u003c\/b\u003e and in her poems and sketches.  Her collection of poems included \u003cb\u003eNot So Deep as a Well and Enough Rope\u003c\/b\u003e, which became a bestseller; and her collections of stories included \u003cb\u003eHere Lies\u003c\/b\u003e.  She also collaborated with Elmer Rice on a play, \u003cb\u003eClose Harmony\u003c\/b\u003e and with Arnaud d'Usseau on the play the \u003cb\u003eLadies of the Corridor\u003c\/b\u003e.  She herself had two Broadway plays written about her and was portrayed as a character in a third.  Her cynicism and the concentration of her judgements were famous and she has been closely associated with modern urbane humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer first husband was Edwin Pond Parker II, and although they were divorced some years later, she continued to use his name, which she much preferred to her own of Rothschild.  Her second husband was an actor-writer Alan Campbell.  They went to Hollywood as a writing team and went through a tempestuous marriage until his death in 1963, when Dorothy Parker returned to New York.  She died in 1967.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRegina Barreca is a professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut. She is the editor of seven books, including \u003cb\u003eThe Penguin Book of Women's Humor\u003c\/b\u003e, and the author of four others. She writes frequently for the \u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/b\u003e, and the \u003cb\u003eHartford Courant\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303679938789,"sku":"NP9780142437216","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142437216.jpg?v=1767724007","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/complete-stories-isbn-9780142437216","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}