Wit's End: Days and Nights of the Algonquin Round Table [Hardcover]

James R. Gaines (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 252 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P; 1st edition (March 1, 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0151975213
• ISBN-13: 978-0151975211
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #985,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The One Book to Own About the Vicious Circle, January 11, 2006

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Kevin C. Fitzpatrick (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wit's End: Days and Nights of the Algonquin Round Table (Hardcover)

This is the best book out there about the roots, growth and history of the Round Table. Jim Gaines has done a remarkable job of presenting the colorful group. Packed with photos and illustrations, a must-have book for devotees of the Vicious Circle.

25 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book ever on the subject, July 20, 1999

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This review is from: Wit's End: Days and Nights of the Algonquin Round Table (Hardcover)

Anyone interested in the Twenties, the writing of the Twenties, the birth of mass media, the culture of the Lost Generation or the Algonquin Round Table writers must BUY THIS BOOK!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Wits at the Algonquin Round Table, May 9, 2008

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This review is from: Wit's End: Days and Nights of the Algonquin Round Table (Paperback)

Oh to have participated with these witty, literary and most times intoxicated giants of this era would have been a delight but certainly not for the thin skinned. You would have had to have kept your wits about you or you would have been sliced and diced by some of the most remarkable and acerbic tongues of this fine table. Here are some truly remarkable characters vividly brought to life by James Gaines. A joyous and intelligent read.