Persons of Consequence Queen Victoria and Her Circle
New York: Random House, 1979.
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Hardcover. First American edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Hardcover, 1st US Edition. Book has rub of spine ends, light soiling foredges. Dustwrapper has light wear of all panel edges. Nice, clean text. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Item #211126
ISBN: 0394504275
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Louis Auchincloss
birth name: Louis Stanton Auchincloss
born: 9/27/1917
died: 01/26/2010
Biography
American novelist, short story writer, and critic best known for his novels of manners set in the world of contemporary upper-class New York City. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
When Auchincloss died, The New York Times obituary shared the following anecdote:
Auchincloss, whose work was sometimes compared to that of John O'Hara, wrote a critique of O'Hara in a 1960 issue of The Nation. O'Hara responded to Auchincloss in writing: "You obviously have not read all my novels, and I have not read one of yours. I don't know anything about your importance as a lawyer, but in my league you are a still a batboy, and 43 is pretty old for a batboy." The obit dryly continues: "Over the years Mr. Auchincloss would send his reviews to O'Hara with a cover letter signed, 'Batboy.' O'Hara was not amused."more
When Auchincloss died, The New York Times obituary shared the following anecdote:
Auchincloss, whose work was sometimes compared to that of John O'Hara, wrote a critique of O'Hara in a 1960 issue of The Nation. O'Hara responded to Auchincloss in writing: "You obviously have not read all my novels, and I have not read one of yours. I don't know anything about your importance as a lawyer, but in my league you are a still a batboy, and 43 is pretty old for a batboy." The obit dryly continues: "Over the years Mr. Auchincloss would send his reviews to O'Hara with a cover letter signed, 'Batboy.' O'Hara was not amused."more