George Barr Mccutcheon

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Produktbeschreibung

A handsome, good natured young fellow ranges on the earth looking for romantic adventures and is finally enmeshed in most complicated intrigues in Graustark.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Booklassic
• Seitenzahl: 213
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789635243556
• Artikelnr.: 43972924

Autorenporträt

American playwright and novelist George Barr McCutcheon (1866-1928) is well recognized for his widely read and hilarious works. McCutcheon, who was raised in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, attended Purdue University, worked as a newspaper reporter, and eventually pursued a full-time writing career. His early works were highly successful, but it was "Graustark" (1901) that won him both critical and commercial recognition. Set in a made-up European kingdom, "Graustark" is a romantic adventure book that inspired multiple sequels. McCutcheon was a well-known writer in the early 20th century because of his ability to blend humor, romance, and adventure in his novels. McCutcheon was a very well-liked author in his day, and his writings were full of wit, sarcasm, and astute observations of society. George Barr McCutcheon's contributions to American literature, especially in the categories of humorous fiction and romantic adventure, are still significant even though his popularity has declined over time.