Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie (WWI Centenary Series) - Softcover

Streeter, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473313198 ISBN 13: 9781473313194

Publisher: Last Post Press, 2015

Synopsis

This early work by Edward Streeter was originally published in 1918 and we are now republishing it as part of our Wwi Centenary Series. 'Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie' is a cute comic work that takes the form of letters sent to a lover by an American soldier in the First World War. It is illustrated with wonderful cartoon drawings by G. William Breck. Both the author and illustrator were serving with the American Expeditionary Force in France when this was written. This book is part of the World War One Centenary series; creating, collating and reprinting new and old works of poetry, fiction, autobiography and analysis. The series forms a commemorative tribute to mark the passing of one of the world's bloodiest wars, offering new perspectives on this tragic yet fascinating period of human history. Each publication also includes brand new introductory essays and a timeline to help the reader place the work in its historical context.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Streeter (1891 1976) started his career as the World War I correspondent and travel writer for the "Buffalo Express". He grew famous for his Dere Mable letters, a humorous column which was serialized between 1917 and 1919 and which were collected and published in two books, "Dere Mable" and "Thats Me All Over, Mable". After the war, Streeter became a successful businessman. Yet he continued to write short stories for magazines, and later, bestselling novels. His most successful novel is "Father of the Bride". Other notable works include "Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter" (1956); "Chairman of the Bored "(1961); "Along the Ridge" (1964); and "Ham Martin, Class of '17" (1969).

Edition details

• Publisher: Last Post Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473313198
• ISBN 13: 9781473313194
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 126