DILINEATOR MAGAZINE - JANUARY 1934

RING LARDNER

Verlag: BUTTERICK COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY, 1934

Beschreibung

THIS UNCOMMON MAGAZINE FEATURES A SHORT STORT BY RING LARDNER THAT IS TITLED "POODLE". THE STORY HAS TWO B/W DRAWINGS BY WALLACE MORGAN. THE STORY TAKES PLACE DURING THE ONSET OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION. THE PROTAGONIST IS MIARRIED AND IN AN OFFICE JOB UNTIL CHRISTMAS EVE, THE USUAL BONUS TIME, HIS WIFE AND HE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO BUY GIFTS AND NECESSARY IYEMS FOR THEIR HOME FROM THE BONUS. THIS CHRISTMAS HOWEVER HE RECEIVES A NOTICE THAT THE COMPANY HAS FAILED AND THERE IS ONLY AN UNEMPLOYMENT NOTICE AND NO BONUS CHECK. HE KEEPS HIS UNEMPLOYMEN A SECRET FROM HIS WIFE. HE PROVIDES EXCUSES FOR NO CHECK WHILE HE HUNTS FOR ANOTHER JOB. NO JOBS ARE AVAIABLE. HE ENCOUNTERS A MAN WHO CLAIMS THAT HE KNEW HIM AS A BOY NAMED ""POODLE" IN WISCONSIN. A RELUCTANT FRIENDSHIP ARISES IN SPITE OF HIS CONTINUOUS DENIAL THAT HE IS NOT "POODLE.' THE FRIENSHIP LEADS TO AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE MAN;'S DOCTOR AT A MENTAL INSTITUTION WHERE HE FINDS OUT THAT THE PERSON IS INSANE BUT FILTHY RICH AND HE IS HIRED BY THE DOCTOR TO PROVIDE DAILY COMPANIONSHIP AT A MORE THAN SATISFACTORY WAGE. HE RUSHES HOME WITH THE GOOD NEWS ONLY TO FIND THAT HIS WIFE HAS LEFT HIM AFTER FINDING OUT THAT HE HAD BECOME UNEMPLOYED. OF INTEREST, AN EDITORIAL REORTS THE VERY RECENT DEATH OF RING LARDNER. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2223356

Bibliografische Details

Titel: DILINEATOR MAGAZINE - JANUARY 1934

Verlag: BUTTERICK COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY

Erscheinungsdatum: 1934

Einband: No Binding

Illustrator: WALLACE MORGAN

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket