Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie - Hardcover

Streeter, Lieutenant Edward

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 054802636X ISBN 13: 9780548026366

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2007

Synopsis

""Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie"" is a collection of fictional love letters written by Lieutenant Edward Streeter during World War I. The letters are addressed to his girlfriend, Mable, and they detail his experiences as a young soldier in the trenches. The book is written in a humorous and lighthearted tone, despite the serious subject matter, and provides a unique perspective on the war from the perspective of a young soldier. The letters cover a wide range of topics, including military life, homesickness, and the challenges of maintaining a long-distance relationship. Overall, ""Dere Mable"" is a charming and entertaining read that offers a glimpse into the lives of soldiers during World War I.1918. Read them-and live with the Rookie through all his perplexities, through all his amusements, through all his work, live with him and laugh with him-and at him! For genuine humor nothing written in recent years surpasses them. Streeter and Breck were both with the American Expeditionary force in France when this was written.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.

About this title

About the Author

Edward Streeter (1891 1976) started his career as the World War I correspondent and travel writer for the "Buffalo Express". He grew famous for his Dere Mable letters, a humorous column which was serialized between 1917 and 1919 and which were collected and published in two books, "Dere Mable" and "Thats Me All Over, Mable". After the war, Streeter became a successful businessman. Yet he continued to write short stories for magazines, and later, bestselling novels. His most successful novel is "Father of the Bride". Other notable works include "Merry Christmas, Mr. Baxter" (1956); "Chairman of the Bored "(1961); "Along the Ridge" (1964); and "Ham Martin, Class of '17" (1969).

Edition details

• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 054802636X
• ISBN 13: 9780548026366
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Breck G William
• Number of pages: 124