Thunder on the Left - Morley, Christopher

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Résumé :
This is antiquarian book contains Christopher Morley?s 1925 novel, 'Thunder on the Left'. This beautifully written and masterful piece of mystery fiction was a best-seller upon its original release. With its rich language and interior monologues, it is highly reminiscent of the writings of Virginia Woolf. Morley explores maturity, individual growth, and human nature in this gripping volume that is not to be missed by fans and collectors of his work. Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957), was an American novelist, poet, and journalist best known for his true American wit. Some of his better known works were 'Parnassus on Wheels' and 'The Haunted Bookshop'. We are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Sommaire:
Christopher Morley was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet who lived from May 5, 1890, until March 28, 1957. He also provided college lectures and staged theater performances for a while. Pennsylvania's Bryn Mawr is where Morley was born. Christopher's mother, Lilian Janet Bird, was a violinist who greatly influenced his subsequent love of literature and poetry. His father, Frank Morley, was a mathematics professor at Haverford College. The family relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, in 1900. Christopher enrolled in Haverford College in 1906 and graduated as valedictorian in 1910. Then, on a Rhodes scholarship, he spent three years at New College in Oxford studying modern history. After completing his studies at Oxford, Morley relocated to New York City. He wed Helen Booth Fairchild on June 14, 1914, and the two of them had four kids together, including Louise Morley Cochrane. They initially resided in Hempstead before moving to Queens Village. After that, they relocated to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, before making their last transfer to a residence they named Green Escape in Roslyn Estates, New York, in 1920. For the rest of his life, they stayed there....