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Lifetime: 1878 - 1937 Passed: ≈ 87 years ago

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Don Marquis

Books by Don Marquis

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Danny's Own Story

Comedy Adventure Fiction
Twentieth Century Epic Comedy Fate Adoption Humour Wanderlust Orphan Misunderstanding Americana Road Trip Sagraw

Danny is the proverbial basket-on-the-doorstep baby, found by Hank and Elmira Walters, a childless couple who welcome him into their home because they need a new topic over which to bicker. Bicker they do, and fight just as often, from the day they a...

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Tom-Cat

LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of The Tom-Cat by Don Marquis. This was the Fortnighty Poetry project for June 23, 2019. ------ A reflection on the tom-cat. - Summary by KevinS

Old Soak, and Hail And Farewell Cover image

Old Soak, and Hail And Farewell

Published in 1921 (Prohibition went into effect in January 1920), "Hail and Farewell" is a collection of poems in honour of alcohol, drunkenness, and all things related.In "The Old Soak", an old codger grumbles and connives to get alcohol in the age...