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Guy Wetmore Carryl

Author

(1873 - 1904)

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Guy Wetmore Carryl (March 4, 1873 – April 1, 1904) was an American humorist and poet.



Bibliography

Fables for the Frivolous (1898)

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These humorous verse renderings of the familiar Aesop fables are ideal for memorization. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): Peter Newell

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Far From the Maddening Girls (1904)

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A single young man possessed of a good fortune determines to remain single, until a young woman enters his life and he sees the error of his ways. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): Peter Newell

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The Garden of Years and Other Poems (1904)

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Best known for his humorous poetry, this is a selection of Guy Wetmore Carryl’s more serious verse. The frontispiece is by Maxfield Parrish. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): Maxfield Parrish

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Grimm Tales Made Gay (1902)

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Guy Wetmore Carryl brings his gift for comic verse to fairy tales. Read online at archive. org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): Albert Levering

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The Lieutenant-Governor (1903)

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When the corrupt governor is murdered, the lieutenant-governor has to decide the assassin’s fate. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): None

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Mother Goose for Grown-Ups (1900)

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Guy Wetmore Carryl’s gift for comic verse shines in these reworkings of familiar Mother Goose rhymes. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): Peter Newell
Gustave Verbeek

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The Transgression of Andrew Vane (1904)

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A truly pot-boiling ‘problem novel’ of today - from 1904! Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): None

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Zut and Other Parisians (1903)

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A collection of short stories set in the City of Light by an American expatriate. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Guy Wetmore Carryl
Illustrator(s): None

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