Afbeelding auteur

Hugh McHugh

Auteur van You Can Search Me

13 Werken 38 Leden 2 Besprekingen

Werken van Hugh McHugh

You Can Search Me (2006) 5 exemplaren
Skiddoo! (1906) 5 exemplaren
John Henry (1900) 4 exemplaren
Back to the Woods (1902) 3 exemplaren
Get Next! (2013) 3 exemplaren
I'm From Missouri 3 exemplaren
Down the Line With John Henry (1901) 3 exemplaren
Beat It (Classic Reprint) (2017) 3 exemplaren
Out for the Coin (1903) 2 exemplaren
I Need the Money 1 exemplaar
Go To It 1 exemplaar

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male

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No title on spine. Comic stories of the sporting life by the author of John Henry. Hugh McHugh, a pseudonym for George V. Hobart 1867-1926, was a popular comic author of the period, especially noted for being a prolific writer, lyricist, director, producer, arranger for the musical and dramatic theater on Broadway, 1900-1926. Illustrator Gordon Grant was a noted magazine illustrator and cover artist at the turn of the century for Pearson Magazine and The Saturday Evening Post, among others. He was also known as a marine painter. Trained in London, he covered the Boer War and the Mexican revolution for Harper Weekly. His portrait of the USS Constitution helped save the vessel as an historical monument and the portrait hangs in the White House.… (meer)
 
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lazysky | Sep 30, 2017 |
As I was cataloging some of my antique books, I ran across this little book. It's a cute book, I gather a continuation of the story of John Henry, the main character and the person who tells the story. In this one, he asks his girlfriend to marry him after dispensing with other suitors. They get married but have to keep their friends off their track since they are in hot pursuit to tease them about being on their honeymoon. It's a bit of 1902 humor, and I am sure I missed some of the subtleties, but it's still a good bit of humor.… (meer)
 
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hobbitprincess | Jun 21, 2011 |

Statistieken

Werken
13
Leden
38
Populariteit
#383,442
Waardering
4.0
Besprekingen
2
ISBNs
20