Theophilus North Wilder Thornton
Theophilus North Wilder Thornton "An extremely entertaining array of American life in a bygone era." -- New YorkerThe last of Thornton Wilder's works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North…
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Theophilus North Wilder Thornton
"An extremely entertaining array of American life in a bygone era." -- New YorkerThe last of Thornton Wilder's works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventures of Wilder's twin brother who died at birth. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade. This edition features an updated afterword from Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the novelist, story and setting.Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down.
Soon the young man finds himself playing the roles of tutor, tennis coach, spy, confidant, lover, friend and enemy as he becomes