The second revision in sixty years this sublime collection ranges over the verse stories
essays and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors. In this new
twenty-first-century edition devoted admirers will be sure to find their favorite verse and
stories. But a variety of fresh material has also been added to create a fuller more authentic
picture of her life's work. At the heart of her serious work lie her political writings dealing
with race labor and international politics. "A Dorothy Parker Sampler" blends the sublime and
the silly with the terrifying a sort of tasting menu of verse stories essays political
journalism a speech on writing plus a catchy off-the-cuff rhyme she never thought to write
down. The introduction of two new sections is intended to provide the richest possible sense
of Parker herself. "Self-Portrait" reprints an interview she did in 1956 with The Paris Review
part of a famed ongoing series of conversations ("Writers at Work") conducted with the best of
twentieth-century writers. "Letters: 1905-1962 " which might be subtitled "Mrs. Parker
Completely Uncensored " presents correspondence written over the period of a half century
beginning in 1905 when twelve-year-old Dottie wrote her father during a summer vacation on Long
Island and concluding with a 1962 missive from Hollywood describing her fondness for Marilyn
Monroe. Features an introduction by Marion Meade and cover illustrations by renowned graphic
artist Seth creator of the comic series Palooka-ville For more than seventy years Penguin
has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more
than 1 700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout
history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative
texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors
as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
