The Real Dope

The Real Dope is a collection of short stories written by Ring Lardner, an American sports columnist and author. First published in 1919, the book features a series of humorous and satirical tales that explore the lives and experiences of everyday Americans during the early 20th century.The stories are written in Lardner's distinctive style, which blends colloquial language, slang, and dialect to create a vivid and authentic portrayal of his characters. Many of the stories focus on the world of baseball, a sport that Lardner was intimately familiar with as a sports writer.Throughout the book, Lardner uses his sharp wit and keen observational skills to expose the foibles and follies of his characters, who are often portrayed as naive, foolish, or misguided. Despite their flaws, however, Lardner's characters are always sympathetic and relatable, and readers are sure to find themselves laughing along with their misadventures.Overall, The Real Dope is a delightful and entertaining read that offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of early 20th century America. Whether you're a fan of baseball, satire, or just good old-fashioned storytelling, this book is sure to leave you thoroughly entertained and amused.Well Al I will tell you what I pulled on him and I bet you will bust your sides. Well it seems like Johnny has got a girl in his home town Riverside, Ill. near Chi and that is he don't know if he has got her or not because him and another bird was both makeing a play for her, but before he come away she told him to not worry, but the other bird got himself excused out of the draft with a cold sore or something and is still there in the old town yet where he can go and call on her every night and she is libel to figure that maybe she better marry him so as she can have some of her evenings to herself.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.