Ring Lardner

Ring Lardner, 1921

Ringgold Wilmer Lardner (March 6, 1885 – September 25, 1933) was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.

Quotes

• Are you lost daddy I arsked tenderly.

Shut up he explained.

• The Young Immigrunts (1920), Chapter 10, "N.Y. to Grenitch 500.0"

• A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.
  • Preface to How to Write Short Stories (1924)

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Ring Lardner at Wikipedia
• Works related to Author:Ring Lardner at Wikisource
• Media related to Ring Lardner at Wikimedia Commons