| C.N. & A.M. Williamson |
| The Lady from the Air ~ 1923 ~ Doubleday |
| OTHERS:
Lady Betty Across the Water 1906 The Princess Passes 1905 The Guests of Hercules 1912 The Lightning Conductor Discovers America 1916 My Friend the Chauffeur The Princess Passes The Princess Virginia ~ Illustrated by Leon Guipon. McClure, Phillips & Co The Car of Destiny     |
| Bailey Willis |
| Living Africa: A Geologist's Wanderings Through the Rift Valleys ~ 1930 ~ NY: Whittlesey House ~ 320 pp ~ illustrated. |
| Harry Leon Wilson |
| Merton
of the Movies
Online eText: http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=1330 Oh, Doctor ~ 1923 ~ G&D or Cosmopolitan Book Corporation Ruggles of Red Gap: 1915 Doubleday, Page & Company, 371 pages Ruggles of Red Gap is an unusual western in that it begins in France, where some of Red Gap's finest citizens of the Wild West have "gotten culture" and are now enjoying the finer things of the old country. In a truly American twist on things proper, the Americans "win" Ruggles, an erstwhile butler to an English aristocrat with an empty title and a drinking problems, in a poker game! To make things worse, when transported to Red Gap, Ruggles is mistakenly considered an aristocrat himself by the local citizens! Online eText: http://www.abacci.com/books/book.asp?bookID=3240 Somewhere in Red Gap   
Other:
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Jack London and George Sterling, James Hopper, Harry Leon Wilson, London. Bohemian Grove, 1913 |
| John Fleming Wilson |
| Somewhere at Sea
Other
"The Quest of the Tropic Bird" article in The Golden Book Magazine,
1927
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| William Winter 1836-1917 | ||
| Vagrant Memories: Being further recollections of other days
~ NY: Doran, 1915 ~ 525 pages
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| William Winter Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1836; died in New York City, June 30, 1917. Mr. Winter was through most of his long life, a dramatic critic, although he started public life as a lawyer. The lure of literature, however, was too strong for him and in 1859 he came to New York and cast in his lot with a struggling little band of writers who afterward became the prominent men of letters of their day. After a period of work for the "Saturday Press" and other papers, he became the dramatic critic of the "New York Tribune," a position which he continued to hold for forty years. He had a particular passion for Shakespearean drama and numbered among his close friends all the great Shakespearean actors of his day. Mr. Winter was a voluminous writer both in dramatic criticism and poetry, varying these occupations with charming books of English travel and brief personal studies of his friends. The Jeffersons, Henry Irving, Mary Anderson, Edwin Booth, and others were among the subjects of his delightful memoirs. |
| Owen Wister 1860–1938 |
Lady Baltimore 1906 MacMillan Online eText: http://emotionalliteracyeducation.com/classic_books_online/lbalt10.htm Lin McLean 1898 ~ NY: Harper and Brothers Online eText: http://emotionalliteracyeducation.com/classic_books_online/lmcln10.htm Red Men and White 1896 Harper Illustrated by Remington The Pentecost of Calamity ~ 1915 ~ NY: MacMillan
 
The Virginian online eText: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/wister/toc.html |
 Owen
Wister was born in Philadelphia in 1860, the son of physician Owen
Jones Wister and Sarah (Butler) Wister, daughter of the actress Fanny Kemble.
After graduating from Harvard in 1882, "Wister studied two years music
in Paris but he gave up a musical career. He worked as a bank clerk in
New York. Due to poor health, he spent some time in the West to restore
his physical well-being. In 1885 he entered Harvad Law School, graduating
in 1888. Wister practiced law in his home town Pennsylvania before devoting
himself to a writing. In 1898 he married Mary Channing, a cousin, and they
had six children. Wister had spent summers in the West, and on the basis
of these experiences he wrote Western sketches. The first story, 'Hank's
Woman,' appeared in Harper's, and launched his career as a writer. Beginning
with his first encounter with Wyoming in 1884, he kept journals and notes,
which were published in an edited form in WISTER OUT WEST (1958). In 1891,
after a conversation in which the author and Roosevelt discussed the literary
potential of his impressions of western life, Wister began writing his
stories of America's last internal frontier. They paved the way for the
novel THE VIRGINIAN: A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS (1902). The work was dedicated
to Theodore Roosevelt, and in later editions it had Frederic Remington's
illustrations. Wister's success did not inspire him to write more Western
novels, although in his short stories Wister developed the genre of cowboy
fiction. In 1904 appeared PHILOSOPHY 4, a story about college life at Harvard.
It was followed by LADY BALTIMORE, a novel about aristocratic Southerners
in Charleston, and several works of non-fiction. Wister's later major work
was ROOSEVELT: THE STORY OF A FRIENDSHIP, 1880-1919 (1930). The biography
depicted his long acquaintance with Roosevelt, a Harvard classmate. Besides
novels and histories Wister published books for children. Wister's collected
writings were published in 11 volumes in 1928. He died in Kingston, Rhode
Island on July 21, 1938.
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| H. C. Witwer |
| From Baseball to Boches ~ 1918 ~ Boston: Small, Maynard
366 pages ~ WWI novel
OTHER:
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| Pelham Grenville Wodehouse 15 October 1881 Guildford, Surrey, England - 14 February 1975 Southampton, New York, USA. |
A
Damsel in Distress
 Online eText
Edition: http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=2233
Film Adaptation 1937 Film Plot Details: For a film that had essentially no plot, Damsel in Distress was sufficiently entertaining. I kept in mind that this was a Fred Astaire film so I had to expect the typical boy-girl romance technique. I was a little disappointed that Joan Fontaine was selected to play the opposing lead of Astaire, since Fontaine was far superior in her acting abilities. This film did nothing for her career because she could not sing, nor dance. Unfortunately, it was made painfully obvious by the film, probably the lack of good direction or the lack of dancing ability on Fontaine's part. However, this was not her fault at all, her talent lied in a different direction.The music was entertaining in different parts. I only liked selected dancing routines. For instance, when Fred Astaire dances in the streets of London to evade police, I thought this showed his great gift for tap. But I was blown away, when I saw the last routine done by Astaire, in which he taps around drums. I fast forward through the whole film just to see that clip. It's probably the only one worth watching. George Burns and Gracie Allen are funny, but at times they tend to annoy me. They seem to be trying very hard to get a chuckle, which was also became painfully obvious by the end of the film. If you are into an intricate plot, do not watch this film because this film has minimal plot. Watch this film only for the dancing, the dancing and the dancing. |
  Sir
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (1881-1975) was an English humorist who
wrote novels, short stories, plays, lyrics, and essays, all with the same
light touch of gentle satire. He is best known as the creator of the irredeemably
dim and unflaggingly affable Bertie Wooster and his invincible valet Jeeves,
but Wodehouse also produced multi-volume story cycles on Blandings Castle,
Mr. Mulliner's extended family, Mike and Psmith, the Oldest Member, Uncle
Fred, and the Drones Club. (All this is in addition to his many stand-alone
novels, short stories, and plays.) Throughout his stories, Wodehouse
presents a view of the world which differs from -- his fans would say,
improves upon -- the focus most people have. For a variety of reasons,
pigs, newts, and statues of the Infant Samuel at Prayer play significant
roles in the Wodehousian view, while such things as death, taxes, and work
are crowded towards the O. P. wings.
Sir
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (October 15, 1881 - February 14, 1975)
was an English comic novelist, most famously described as "English literature's
performing flea." Best known for the Jeeves and Wooster short stories and
novels, Wodehouse was also a talented lyricist, who worked with Cole Porter
on the musical, Anything Goes. The surname is pronounced "Woodhouse", not
"Woadhouse".Wodehouse is one of the authors most frequently cited in the
Oxford English Dictionary -- not surprising considering his dazzling use
of language -- and he is second only to Charles Dickens in fecundity of
character invention. Nicknamed 'Plum', Wodehouse was educated at Dulwich
College, and then worked for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank for two years,
though he was never really interested in banking as a career. Having taken
up writing seriously, he went to Hollywood, where he was able to earn enormous
amounts as a screenwriter. He married in 1914, gaining a stepdaughter.After
a failed attempt to escape from his home at Le Touquet, France, Wodehouse
was taken prisoner in Germany during World War II. Encouraged by fellow
prisoners to entertain with witty dialogues, he was persuaded by the Germans
to make broadcasts from Berlin poking fun at his dilemma. Wartime England
was in no mood for light-hearted banter, however, and the broadcasts led
to accusations of treachery. Foremost among his critics was A. A. Milne,
author of the "Winnie the Pooh" books; Wodehouse got some revenge by creating
a ridiculous character named "Timothy Bobbin," who starred in hilarious
parodies of some of Milne's children's poetry. Among his defenders was
George Orwell. The criticism led Wodehouse to move to America. He became
an American citizen in 1955, and made only one more visit to his homeland.
He was made a Knight of the British Empire (KBE) in 1975, shortly before
his death. It is widely believed that the honor was not given earlier because
of lingering resentment about the German broadcasts. His characters were
not always popular with the establishment, either, notably the foppish
foolishness of Bertie Wooster. Papers released by the Public Record Office
have disclosed that when Wodehouse was recommended for a Companion of Honour
in 1967, Sir Patrick Dean, British ambassador in Washington, argued that
it "would also give currency to a Bertie Wooster image of the British character
which we are doing our best to eradicate."
http://hem.passagen.se/gumby/wodehouse/ IMDB Filmography Wodehouse Links eBook |
| Eric Wood |
| The Boy's Book of Buccaneers ~ 1917
Eric Wood was the author of: Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen (1917) and Famous Voyages of the Greek Discoverers (1920). He was also the author of a series of books for boys in the early twentieth-century, with titles including: The Boy's Book of Adventure (1912), The Boy's Workshop (1912), The Boy's Book of Battles (1913), The Boy Scouts' Roll of Honour (1914), The Boy's Book of the Sea (1915), The Boy's Book of Heroes (c1915), The Boy's Book of Buccaneers (1917), The British Boy's Annual (1921), The Outdoor Boy (1923) and The Boy's Book of the Open Air (1924). |
| Norman B. Wood |
| Lives of Famous Indian Chiefs ~ 1906 Aurora, IL: American Indian
Historical Publishing Co. ~The book covers famous chiefs Powhatan, Pontiac,
Logan, Joseph Brant, Little Turtle, Tecumseh, Black Hawk, Sitting Bull,
Chief Joseph, Geronimo, 771 pages
Cited by ERB as a resource used in his writing of the Apache novels Excerpt: Red Jacket vs. Christianity |
 
Rev. Norman B. Wood |
| A. Percival Wright |
Mammalia ~ 1883
not Ed's book plate.
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| Harold Bell Wright 1872-1944 |
Helen of the Old House 1921, Appleton first edition
   For a long author bio plus review and summary see: http://www.angelfire.com/trek/danton1/wright.html Large Photo of HBW: http://www.theshepherdofthehills.com/media/soh/harold-bell-wright.jpg |
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| Thomas Bellows Wyman |
Genealogies and Estates
of Charlestown in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
1629-1818. (Boston, Clapp, 1877 2 vols. 1186 pages
   Charlestown was established about 1630 at the beginning of the Great Migration, and was annexed to Boston in 1874. It is situated in Middlesex County which was created in 1643 when Massachusetts Bay Colony was divided into four shires. Originally Charlestown also included Burlington, Malden, Somerville, Stoneham, Wilmington, Winchester, and Woburn, and parts of Arlington, Cambridge, Medford, and Reading. Its extant records begin in the mid-1630s. This is truly a phenomenal genealogical collection, being probably the most detailed and comprehensive work of its kind. Wyman spent a lifetime collecting and arranging the material for his work, but unfortunately died suddenly of pneumonia shortly before it was published. This work attempts to identify all the residents of Charlestown from its first settlement until about 1818, placing them in a genealogical context. In addition to the genealogies, Wyman provides a concise summary of the real estate transactions which each person was involved in, as culled from the first 139 volumes of Middlesex deeds, Suffolk County deeds, and town records. This collection presents a remarkable synthesis of data from town, church, county, and private records, and belongs in the library of every researcher interested in Massachusetts Bay Colony families. The entries are arranged in a very useful dictionary format. |
| Introduction by: Henry
Herbert Edes great-great-grandson of Benjamin's brother Thomas,
merchant, born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, 29 March 1849. He was educated
at the grammar and high schools of his native town, and in 1865 entered
mercantile life in Boston, in which he has since continued. He became assistant
treasurer of the "New England historic genealogical society" in 1869, and
since 1873 has been a member of its publication committee. He is also a
fellow of the American antiquarian society. Mr. Edes has been a member
of the executive committee of the Boston civil service reform association
since 1881, and of the Massachusetts reform club since 1885; and since
1869 has been arranging the Charlestown archives (16291847), which when
complete will fill about 120 volumes. He has in manuscript a "Genealogy
of the Edes Family," and is the author of "History of the Harvard Church
at Charlestown, 1815'79 " (Boston, 1879), besides many historical books
and pamphlets, including "Connecticut Colonial Documents," a reprint of
papers contributed by him to the "New England Historical and Genealogical
Register" in 1868'71 (privately printed); " Memorial of Josiah Barker,
of Charlestown" (privately printed, Boston, 1871); " Charlestown's Historic
Points" (1875). He also edited and wrote the introduction to Wyman's
"Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown" (Boston, 1879); and contributed
three chapters on Charlestown to "The Memorial History of Boston" (Boston,
1880'1).
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