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In Cooperation with Spoken Realms

SELECTIONS BY BENCHLEY FROM VANITY FAIR 1915-1926 By Robert Benchley.

Narrated by Joseph Tabler

Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) is remembered best for his contributions to the magazine The New Yorker; his essays for that publication, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. He also made a name for himself in Hollywood, when his short movie How to Sleep was a popular success and won Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards.

Benchley produced over 600 essays, which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career. He also appeared in a number of films, including 48 short treatments that he mostly wrote or co-wrote and numerous feature films.

The Algonquin Round Table was a group of New York City writers and actors who met regularly between 1919 and 1929 at the Algonquin Hotel. Initially consisting of Benchley, Dorothy Parker, and Alexander Woollcott during their time at Vanity Fair. (Wikipedia)

Vanity Fair was edited by Condé Montrose Nast from 1913 until 1936 when it was merged into Vogue. Starting in 1925, Vanity Fair competed with The New Yorker as the American establishment's top culture chronicle. It contained writing by Thomas Wolfe, T. S. Eliot, and P. G. Wodehouse, theatre criticisms by Dorothy Parker, and photographs by Edward Steichen. It became a casualty of the Great Depression.

CONTENTS

Eliminative Stage-Craft Feb. 1915

Parking Spaces for the Meek and Lowly May 1916

A Romance in Encyclopedia Land Aug 1916

The New Science of Father-Craft Sept 1916

Why Girls Leave Home Oct 1916

Hints On Writing A Book Oct. 1919

Paul Revere's Ride July 1926

The World of Grampa Benchley Dec. 1926

**All historians have some bias or slant. And of course, their works were written in a different time than our own. More can be learned about this author in his Wikipedia entry.

Audio cover picture - A fanciful sketch by Arthur Finley in Vanity Fair Oct. 1915 p.47.

Available Audio Books - The books I read for you may have a few extraneous sounds and will be imperfectly read and produced. Hopefully, you will excuse any defects, as these Old books are quite unlikely to become audio books otherwise and still have great value. Joseph Tabler. Aloha. Read online at Archive.org and/or HathiTrust.org

Audio copyright 2024 by Joseph Tabler.

Note - This book is 'read as written'. It was originally published from 1915-1926. It is in the public domain.