Lardner on War - Hardcover

The early 20th century comedic journalist writes about the War to End all Wars. Ring Lardner's wry skills were not confined to writing about baseball. In 1918 he headed to France on assignment for Colliers to cast a Lardneresque eye on the Great War. At the same time he created a new wartime series of letters from the pen of his most famous fictional character, Jack O'Keefe, who traded in his baseball flannels for military drab. This title puts together two of his works from this era - "My Four Weeks in France" and "Treat 'Em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer" - to introduce the wit, wisdom and whimsy of Ring Lardner to a new generation of readers.

As the most famous journalist of the early twentieth century, Ring Lardner's wry skills as an observer and satirical bent as a writer weren't just confined to the sporting arenas of his day. In 1918 he packed his kit bag and his biting wit and headed off to France on assignment for Colliers, to cast a Lardneresque eye on the Great War. At the same time, he created a new wartime series of letters from the pen of his most famous fictional character-Jack Keefe-who had traded in his baseball flannels for military drab. Lardner on War puts together, for the first time, the masterpieces from this era, to introduce the wit, wisdom, and whimsy of Ring Lardner to a new generation of readers.
Included are: "Call for Mr. O¿Keefe", The Real Dope, "The Bushers Reenlists", My Four Weeks in France, and "Treat 'Em Rough: Letters from Jack the Kaiser Killer".