Well their guest room was terribly cold: it took hours to fill the bathtub; there was no reading lamp by the bed; three reporters called to interview Ben, two of them kittenish young girls; the breakfasts were just fruit and cereal and toast; coffee was not served at luncheon; the faucets in the wash-basin wereContinue reading “RKS AMERICAN Literature: Ben Not Enjoying His Overnighter at the Buckley’s (Ring Lardner)”
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RKS AMERICAN Literature: A Law Against Invitations That Go Beyond Dinner and Bridge! (Ring Lardner)
He absolutely abhors visiting and thinks there ought to be a law against invitations that go beyond dinner and bridge. He doesn’t mind hotels where there is decent light for reading in bed and one for shaving, and where you can order meals, with coffee, anytime you want them. But I really believe he wouldContinue reading “RKS AMERICAN Literature: A Law Against Invitations That Go Beyond Dinner and Bridge! (Ring Lardner)”
