Louis Auchincloss





Louis Auchincloss

Author profile


born
January 01, 1917 in Lawrence, New York, The United States

died
January 26, 2010

gender
male

genre


About this author

Louis Stanton Auchincloss was an American novelist, historian, and essayist.

Among Auchincloss's best-known books are the multi-generational sagas The House of Five Talents, Portrait in Brownstone, and East Side Story. Other well-known novels include The Rector of Justin, the tale of a renowned headmaster of a school like Groton trying to deal with changing times, and The Embezzler, a look at white-collar crime. Auchincloss is known for his closely observed portraits of old New York and New England society.


Average rating: 3.56 · 1,509 ratings · 269 reviews · 95 distinct works
The Rector of Justin: A Novel
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1964 — 10 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Headmaster's Dilemma
2.96 of 5 stars 2.96 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
East Side Story: A Novel
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2004 — 5 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Last of the Old Guard
3.22 of 5 stars 3.22 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2008
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Woodrow Wilson
2.93 of 5 stars 2.93 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Her Infinite Variety
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
A Voice from Old New York: ...
3.13 of 5 stars 3.13 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
The Scarlet Letters
3.1 of 5 stars 3.10 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Manhattan Monologues: Stories
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2002
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
Portrait in Brownstone
3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1962 — 3 editions
My rating:
didn't like it it was ok liked it really liked it it was amazing
add to my books
More books by Louis Auchincloss…
“A man can spend his whole existence never learning the simple lesson that he has only one life and that if he fails to do what he wants with it, nobody else really cares.--Louis Auchincloss”
Louis Auchincloss

Polls

31852
Theodore Roosevelt Poll:

It appears that by the end of the President's Poll that Thomas Jefferson and Theodore Roosevelt were tied. Then somehow after we had voted on the Thomas Jefferson book, Teddy pulled ahead!!

So now we have to make it up to all of the Theodore Roosevelt voters and a book by or about Theodore Roosevelt will be our next Presidential Series selection.

This selection will begin on June 1, 2010 and will continue for three months (June, July and August). This discussion will be led by Bryan. Bryan has an extraordinary background and will be a great moderator to lead this discussion. He and Joe now share the responsibilities for the Presidential Series reads and will be alternating book discussions. They are both Assisting Moderators for the Presidential Series.

We have added all of the books nominated on the Theodore Roosevelt thread. However, if you do not see your favorite book on this list; then just comment or pop me a note and I will immediately add it to this poll.

You can always change your vote at any time; so nothing is lost. Some of the TR books deal with only a certain period of his life, one is multi-volume (the Morris books - I have added both separately), some deal with other founding fathers too; some are all encompassing, others deal with specific events in TR's life or presidency and others are by the man, himself.

Before making your selection, please try to look up your choice and make sure it really is a book you are interested in; do not be lured in by the title. Also, check out the author and what others have said about the book before you (reviewers who you trust). Then of course, make your selection.

Bentley

 
  11 votes, 35.5%

 
  3 votes, 9.7%

 
  3 votes, 9.7%

 
  2 votes, 6.5%

 
  2 votes, 6.5%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  1 vote, 3.2%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

 
  0 votes, 0.0%

24 comments
More...

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
Readers and Reading: JUNE 2010 Reads 22 58 Jul 15, 2010 07:23pm  
The History Book ...: JOHN'S 50 BOOKS READ IN 2011 50 68 Nov 30, 2011 07:17pm  
Boxall's 1001 Bo...: Favorite Authors 6 43 Dec 21, 2011 04:56pm  
The History Book ...: * #26 (US) THEODORE ROOSEVELT (PRESIDENT) 1901 - 1909 53 182 Mar 05, 2012 08:03am  
Readers and Reading: Dead authors 96 114 May 15, 2012 02:11pm  
History: Actual, ...: * Getting Started: Introduce Yourself 418 420 May 15, 2012 04:36pm  
THE JAMES MASON C...: * WHAT ARE YOU READING AND WHY!! 7229 3066 2 hours, 2 min ago