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Yes, I *love* Runyon and had been thinking a re-read of his stories was due - it would certainly be fun to do it with the group.
I couldn't agree more. I loved his books as a teenager.
Me too! I still remember how a single story could shift my emotions from giggles to tears in a few short sentences. The writing feels so effortless to read and yet hides a masterful control.
Mine was this Penguin edition and it was the cool speakeasy vibe which first attracted me, not having heard of Runyon at that stage: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...Not sure how you insert cover art on here?!
That's lovely Roman CodiaYou need the url to insert an image - right clicking usually reveals it - and then you insert into this bit of code...
< img src= "xxxxxxx" />
...minus the gaps and with the xxxxxxx representing your code
That cover image of your old copy is a bit blurry so I haven't inserted it but check this out - it's possibly the best yet...
What a beaut eh?
Ah, not be done on a phone then! I do love those Penguin covers - they seem to be far less enticing these days.
As you say, somewhat blurry, but I wanted to try out your cover trick!
Congratulations Roman Clodia - it is indeed a lovely cover
I am sure they would still stand up.
I just searched BYT and there's not one reference to Damon Runyon anywhere.
Another BYT era great that we really should discuss at some point. What say you?
Alfred Damon Runyon was born in 1884 in Manhattan, Kansas. During WWI he became a war correspondent, and he continued to write after the war. Runyion's stories are highly original and lively evocations of Broadway low-life and the New York sporting scene. Initially collected in Guys and Dolls (1932), other collections include Blue Plate Special (1934) amd Take it Easy (1938). He died in 1946.
https://www.penguin.co.uk/authors/dam...