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03-08-2010, 12:11 AM | #1 |
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Runyon, Damon: A Damon Runyon Omnibus, v1, 8 March 2010.
Damon Runyon [1880-1946]
A Damon Runyon Omnibus This collection of 41 short stories was compiled by forum member, Ralph Sir Edward, who has added a short Introduction and a Glossary, which he has generously put into the public domain. RSE has also done most of the proofreading. I’ve done the layout, formatting, and a cursory proofing; also a cover. From Wikipedia: [Runyon] was best known for his short stories celebrating the world of Broadway in New York City that grew out of the Prohibition era. To New Yorkers of his generation, a "Damon Runyon character" evoked a distinctive social type from the Brooklyn or Midtown demi-monde. The adjective "Runyonesque" refers to this type of character as well as to the type of situations and dialog that Runyon depicted. He spun humorous tales of gamblers, hustlers, actors, and gangsters, few of whom go by "square" names, preferring instead colorful monikers such as "Nathan Detroit," "Big Jule," "Harry the Horse," "Good Time Charley," "Dave the Dude," or "The Seldom Seen Kid." Runyon wrote these stories in a distinctive vernacular style: a mixture of formal speech and colorful slang, almost always in present tense, and always devoid of contractions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damon_Runyon This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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03-08-2010, 09:08 AM | #2 |
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A great big bow to Patricia for all here effort!
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03-08-2010, 12:33 PM | #3 |
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Actually, most of the effort was RSE's!
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Thank you both!
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Thanks to both of you! I read You Know Me, Al years ago, and I'll look forward to this.
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03-09-2010, 03:26 PM | #7 |
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bwaldron, you're right! And all this time I have been thinking that it was Damon Runyon! I guess I'll have to download this omnibus to see what Runyon was like.
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Thanks so much for this....fabulous stories...just gems!
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thank you to both of you !
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RUNYON IS GREAT....
"anyone lived in a pretty how town
(with up so floating many bells down) spring summer autumn winter he sang his didn't he danced his did Women and men(both little and small) cared for anyone not at all they sowed their isn't they reaped their same sun moon stars rain children guessed(but only a few and down they forgot as up they grew autumn winter spring summer) that noone loved him more by more when by now and tree by leaf she laughed his joy she cried his grief bird by snow and stir by still anyone's any was all to her someones married their everyones laughed their cryings and did their dance (sleep wake hope and then)they said their nevers they slept their dream stars rain sun moon (and only the snow can begin to explain how children are apt to forget to remember with up so floating many bells down) one day anyone died i guess (and noone stooped to kiss his face) busy folk buried them side by side little by little and was by was all by all and deep by deep and more by more they dream their sleep noone and anyone earth by april wish by spirit and if by yes. Women and men (both dong and ding) summer autumn winter spring reaped their sowing and went their came sun moon stars rain" — E.E. Cummings (Selected Poems) |
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