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STORIES\n\n24 Short Storieswith an  \nIntroductory EssaybyDorothy Parker  \n“Authors and actors and artists and suchNever know nothing and never know much.”  \nDOROTHY PARKER’s candid criticism andwry wit forged a path for the fluid,forth-right prose that is the hallmark of our era.The outspoken author applied her legend-ary wit to her own lively,insightful storiesthat have inspired and instructed modernwriters and readers for more than 60 years,and will remain classics for hundreds more.This new hardcover edition continues inthat tradition,beginning with an introduc-tory essay on the short story by the authorherself,followed by 24 of her best-knownstories.  \nThe tales in this volume are famous for theirdeep insight into everyday human emo-tions,satirical characterizations,and livelyyet realistic dialogue.Dorothy Parker's  \n(continued on back flap)  \n——  \nDORDIHYPARKER  \nSTORIES  \nDOROTHY PARKER,born in West End,New Jersey in 1893,began her career as a writer with Vogue and later wrote forEsquire.She also served as dramatic critic for Vanity Fairand book critic for The New Yorker.Her original writingsinclude numerous books of poetry,such as Death andTaxes,Enough Rope,and Not So Deepas aWell.She alsocollaborated in writing two plays,Close Harmony andLadies of the Corridor.Dorothy Parker died in 1967.  \n■  \n# STORIES\n\n\"AH CANNOT WEE,AS WELL AS COCKS AND LYONS JOCUND BE,AFTER SUCH PLEASURES?’'  \n—JOHN DONNE,FAREWELL TO LOVE  \nWINGS BO0KS   New York·Avenel,New Jersey  \nAfter Such Pleasureswas dedicated toELLEN AND PHILIP BARRY  \nThis edition contains the complete and unabridged texts of the original editions.Theyhave been completely reset for this volume.  \nThis omnibus was originally published in separate volumes under the titles:Laments for the Living,copyright 1930 by Dorothy ParkerAfter Such Pleasures,copyright 1933 by Dorothy Parker  \nAll rights reserved.  \nThis 1992 edition is published by Wings Books,distributed byRandom House Value Publishing,Inc.,40 Engelhard Avenue,Avenel,New Jersey 07001,by arrangement withViking Penguin,a division of Penguin Books USA,Inc.  \nJacket art recreated from original Vogue cover courtesy of Vogue.Copyright o1929(renewed 1957)by The Conde Nast Publications Inc.  \nRandom House  \nNew York ·Toronto ·London·Sydney ·Auckland  \nPrinted and bound in the United States of America  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nParker,Dorothy,1893-1967.  \n[Laments for the living]  \nDorothy Parker stories.  \np.cm.  \n\"Originally published in separate volumes under the titles Laments for theliving...[and]After such pleasures—T.p.verso.  \nISBN 0-517-08466-X  \nI.Parker,Dorothy,1893-1967.After such pleasures.1992.  \nII.Title.  \nPS3531.A5855A61992  \n92-24644  \n813'.52—dc20  \nCIP  \nontεnts  \nTHE SHORT STORY,  \nTHROUGH A COUPLE OF THE AGES  \nvii  \nTHE SEXES  \n工  \nMR.DURANT11  \nJUST A LITTLE ONE33  \n43  \nNEW YORK TO DETROIT  \nTHE WONDERFUL OLD GENTLEMAN51  \n73  \nTHE 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DURANT\n## JUST A LITTLE ONE\n## NEW YORK TO DETROIT\n## THE WONDERFUL OLD GENTLEMAN\n## THE MANTLE OF WHISTLER\n## A TELEPHONE CALL\n## YOU WERE PERFECTLY FINE\n## LITTLE CURTIS\n## THE LAST TEA\n## BIG BLONDE\n## ARRANGEMENT IN BLACK AND WHITE\n## DIALOGUE AT THREE IN THE MORNING\n## HORSIE\n## HERE WE ARE\n## TOO BAD\n## FROM THE DIARY OF A NEW YORK LADY\n## THE WALTZ\n## DUSK BEFORE FIREWORKS\n## THE LITTLE HOURS\n## SENTIMENT\n## A YOUNG WOMAN IN GREEN LACE\n## LADY WITH A LAMP\n## GLORY IN THE DAYTIME","[{\"question\":\"What does this edition include besides the short stories?\",\"answer\":\"It includes an introductory essay on the short story written by Dorothy Parker herself, followed by 24 of her best-known stories.\"},{\"question\":\"Are the texts in this volume abridged or complete?\",\"answer\":\"The edition states it contains the complete and unabridged texts of the original editions, with all text reset for this volume.\"},{\"question\":\"From which earlier volumes are these stories drawn?\",\"answer\":\"It notes that the omnibus was originally published in separate volumes titled Laments for the Living and After Such Pleasures.\"}]","Dorothy Parker Stories - 24 Short Stories - Introductory Essay | PDF",1790637840,628]