Apropos which 19th-century novelist does Dorothy Parker dare you:
"Who call him spurious and shoddy
Shall do it o'er my lifeless body.
I heartily invite such birds
To come outside and say those words!"
a. Honoré de Balzac
b. Charles Dickens
c. Henry James
d. Herman Melville
e. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
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"Who call him spurious and shoddy
Shall do it o'er my lifeless body.
I heartily invite such birds
To come outside and say those words!"
a. Honoré de Balzac
b. Charles Dickens
c. Henry James
d. Herman Melville
e. Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev
More trivia...
Dorothy Parker
author profile
born
August 22, 1893
died
June 07, 1967
gender
female
place of birth
Long Branch, New Jersey, The United States
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genre
Entertainment, Nonfiction, Poetry
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Dorothy Parker was an American writer and poet, best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles.
Correct date of birth - 22 August 1893
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The Portable Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.38 — 1,312 ratings — published 1944 12 editions |
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The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.53 — 364 ratings — published 1994 |
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Complete Stories by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.12 — 285 ratings — published 1924 5 editions |
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The Complete Poems of Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.43 — 183 ratings — published 1944 2 editions |
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Dorothy Parker : Selected Stories by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.42 — 90 ratings — published 1995 |
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Enough Rope by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.56 — 80 ratings — published 1926 |
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The Collected Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.40 — 62 ratings — published 2001 |
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Big Blonde and Other Stories (Penguin 60s) by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.15 — 55 ratings — published 1929 2 editions |
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Sunset Gun by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.48 — 31 ratings — published 1928 |
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Here Lies: The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker by Dorothy Parker avg rating 4.15 — 33 ratings — published 1939 |
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"This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
— Dorothy Parker
— Dorothy Parker
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