I loved the book I have seen the movie many times and while reading I could picture Ginger Rodgers! 1939. Very Good- in Good dust jacket. We work like nigger hands in a cotton field and give Palmer's more brainwork than they'd know what to do with and what do we get for it? That plot alone shocked many readers. Wallace says that Morley first thought of calling the novel Nation Wide, showing that "he considered its problem national in scope and of social significance." ... [Molly said] "Do you know what we are? Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2010. Kitty Foyle This edition was published in 1939 by Grosset & Dunlap in New York. Feeling unwanted by his wife and children, a wealthy industrialist hires an unemployed young woman to pose as his mistress. It was heard on the serialized anthology, Stories America Loves, which was broadcast on CBS from October 6, 1941 to October 2, 1942. Wallace points to a paragraph from the novel which can be taken as a statement of the problem: Molly and me had a talk one time about the White Collar Women, there's millions of them, getting maybe 15 to 30 a week, they've got to dress themselves right up to the hilt, naturally they have a yen for social pleasure, need to be a complete woman with all a woman's satisfactions and they need a chance to be creating and doing. [6], Wallace notes that Morley "knows Philadelphia and pokes fun at it constantly, with a sharpness born of long and affection intimacy. Kitty Foyle tells the tale of its eponymous narrator, a lower-middle-class Philadelphia girl growing up between the wars, especially her love affair with a member of the Philadelphia gentry. Invaluable is the world's largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. The lesson here: some men are not worth loving. A muted precursor of the Women's Lib that came 40 years later, Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017, I got this because of the movie and I was curious about the input to the movie. Something on almost every page clamors for quotation.[5]. The novel tells of a white-collar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. Please try again. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. Ginger Rogers was born Virginia Katherine McMath in Independence, Missouri on July 16, 1911. This book is in excellent condition even with the delicate, yellowed pages. Kitty Foyle (Gin­ger Rogers), a sales­woman in a New York bou­tique work­ing for Del­phine De­taille (Odette Myr­til), faces a life-chang­ing de­ci­sion: marry doc­tor Mark Eisen (James Craig) or run away to South Amer­ica with the man she has loved for many years, the al­ready-mar­ried Wyn Straf­ford (Den­nis Mor­gan). Grosset & Dunlap, 1939. Other articles where Kitty Foyle is discussed: Christopher Morley: …luxury, and the sentimental best-seller Kitty Foyle (1939), about an office girl and a socialite youth. Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015. The comments from the commentator inspired me to find the book. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Critics heatedly debated Morley's sexual sensationalism,"[2] notably the main character's out-of-wedlock pregnancy and abortion. First printing of first edition. It aired on the Movie Classics Channel recently and I watched it again. Based on the novel Kitty Foyle by Christopher Morley (New York, 1939). After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Having recently seen the movie on TCM, my mom wanted to read the book. As she wres­tles with her de­ci­sion, the film flashes backto her youth in Philadel­phia. On a snowy eve, Kitty Foyle, an executive at Delphine Detaille's fashion house, is confronted with a choice that will change the course of her life: to marry Mark Eisen, a young, sincere doctor, or to sail away with Wyn Stafford, with whom she has been in love for years and who has just re-entered her life. The series continued until June 9, 1944. Her mother, known as Lelee, went to Independence to have Ginger away from her husband. Directed by Gregory La Cava. Original Title: Kitty Foyle 1939 [Hardcover], Original Author: Christopher Morley. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Kitty Foyle, subtitled The Natural History of a Woman, is a 1940 American drama film starring Ginger Rogers, Dennis Morgan, and James Craig. The lowest-priced item that has been used or worn previously. This book is in black & white, Hardcover, sewing binding for longer life with Matt laminated multi-Colour Dust Cover, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. 1939 Lippincott First Edition of Morley's novel. Margaret Wallace, reviewing the novel in The New York Times, called it "sparkling. Yes, the story is not precisely like the excellent movie starring Ginger Rogers, but is more of a study and revelation of women in the working force during those times, it is still enjoyable. Kitty Foyle originally began on the radio. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. His other novels include the innovative The Trojan Horse (1937), a combination of prose, verse, and dramatic dialogue that satirized human devotion to luxury, and the sentimental best-seller Kitty Foyle (1939), about an office girl and a socialite youth. We got this version and she enjoyed it greatly. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film. Morley married Helen Fairchild in 1913, and together they had three children. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume. The writing says: “MEMO No. Book is crisp and clean, with reasonably tight binding and sharp corners. Others in the cast were Bud Collyer and Mark Smith. "[5], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kitty_Foyle_(novel)&oldid=927210614, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 21 November 2019, at 01:25. An Amazon Book with Buzz: "Sweet Sorrow" by David Nicholls "With fully fleshed-out characters, terrific dialogue, bountiful humor, and genuinely affecting scenes, this is really the full package of a rewarding, romantic read. Buy online, view images and see past prices for Christopher Morley KITTY FOYLE 1939 First Edition Novel With Author's Signed Letter Laid In Vintage American Literature Dust Jacket. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. However, his most famous novel, Kitty Foyle (1939), is more serious, the story of a young woman from a working class Philadelphia neighborhood trying to make a career in business. "[3], Kitty Foyle is one of the works for which the publishing firm of J.B. Lippincott is remembered.[4]. Eight hour's sleep, I guess, because that's about all we're fit for. When it first appeared in 1939, Kitty Foyle raised the ire of his critics. It sold over one million copies, an instant best-seller. $10.99. This book is in excellent condition even with the delicate, Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2014. Kitty Foyle 1939 by Morley Christopher 9997406451. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940, it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during WWII as an Armed Services Edition. . No dj. The book is more guarded in its approach to the life of Kitty, but a precursor of the Women's Lib that came 40 years later, Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2017, Wonderful period piece giving you a sense of the mindset of the immediate pre WWII era, Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2019. Seller 100% positive. The serial of Kitty Foyle, beginning in June 1942 with Julie Stevens in the title role, proved so popular with the listening audience that Stories America Loves was dropped, as the title was simply changed to Kitty Foyle on October 5, 1942. Kitty Foyle ( 1939 ) Hardcover – January 1, 1939 by Christopher Morley (Author) $10.99. He moved with his family to Baltimore in 1900. Lang:- eng, Pages 344. Her fa­ther (E… Please try your request again later. Morley died on March 28, 1957. Unable to add item to List. With Ginger Rogers, Walter Connolly, Verree Teasdale, James Ellison. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. "One of the millions of white collar girls, she discusses her problems and her thoughts with such utter frankness and honesty that it is no wonder that hundreds of thousands of people consider Kitty Foyle a real person, whom they might meet at any… Read more Morley attended Haverford College and then later attended New College in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. She had a baby earlier in their marriage and he allowed the doctor to use forceps and the baby died. Other well known works include Thunder on the Left (1925), and The Haunted Bookshop (1919) and Parnassus on Wheels (1917), his two novels of a fictional bookseller. 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