DOROTHY PARKER MEETS LADY AND THE TRAMP: 3 charming dog stories set in 1920s Jazz Age New YorkΓÇöback in print for the first time in decades Featuring illustrations by AmericaΓÇÖs 1st female editorial cartoonist,whose comics career began before she even had the right to vote! Dogs may be manΓÇÖs best friendbut every friendship is different. Prepare to revisit the glamorous 1920s Jazz Age of The Great Gatsby and meet Nicholasa gregarious Airedale Terrier whose arrival in a moneyed Long Island home unleashes complete and total chaos throughout the neighbourhood. Verdun Bellethe lady of the titleis a silky-eared spaniel whose loyaltyΓÇöand litter of puppiesΓÇörallies an entire American regiment fighting on the Western Front during World War I. Then thereΓÇÖs Egona very large German Shepherdaccustomed to summering on the C├┤te dΓÇÖAzurand to managing the diaries and daily activities of his human chargeswhether they want him to or not. Ranging in tone from urbane irony to poignant sweetnessthese are stories to make you smile at the antics of dogsand guffaw at the even sillier antics of the people who love them. This delightful collection of 3 stories (The Passing of NicholasThe Story of Verdun BelleMy Friend Egon) by an Algonquin Round Table witrediscovered after decades out of printshows our canine companions in all their guises: comicheroiccompanionable. DonΓÇÖt miss this delightful Jazz Age celebration of the eternal affection that exists between man and dogΓÇöeven the naughtiest dog!