Through these pages pass con men, an opinionated small-town barber, a nurse who chatters on and on--much to the chagrin of her charges--baseball players and boxers. Published in "The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's", and "Vanity Fair", Lardner enjoyed great success and was heral...

Through these pages pass con men, an opinionated small-town barber, a nurse who chatters on and on--much to the chagrin of her charges--baseball players and boxers. Published in "The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's", and "Vanity Fair", Lardner enjoyed great success and was heralded as a singular talent by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, H.L. Mencken, and Virginia Woolf. Lightning Print On Demand Title

*Fall into the sarcastic, realistic, and honest writing of beloved sports columnist Ring Lardner in this collection of stories from the author of You Know Me Al.**Bursting into the literary scene with the popular success, You Know Me Al *, Ring Lardner was a sportswriter by trade with a superb ear for regional peculiarities in speech and a cherish sense of humor. Funny, sarcastic, sometimes bitter, and always ironic, Lardner understood Americans, from their desires and dreams to their disappoints. Haircut and Other Stories includes some of this icon's best-known pieces, including "Haircut," "The Love Nest," and "Champion." A true celebration of America and its people, this is a must read for anyone interested in classic American fiction.