The big town: How I and the Mrs. go to New York to see life and get Katie a husband
When a Midwestern family comes into money and heads to New York City with dreams of high society and finding the perfect husband for young Katie, their small-town sensibilities collide hilariously with big-city sophistication. Ring Lardner's witty 1925 satire captures the clash between American innocence and urban worldliness through the eyes of a well-meaning but naive narrator determined to "see life" in the metropolis.
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“I was pretty sick for a couple of weeks--too sick for the Mrs. to give me the news. And it's a wonder I didn't””
— Lardner, Ring
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