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Kitty Foyle (novel)
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| Author | Christopher Morley |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Lippincott |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| OCLC | 466657 |
Kitty Foyle is a 1939 American novel by Christopher Morley. A bestseller in 1939 and 1940,[1] it was adapted as a popular 1940 film, and was republished during World War II as an Armed Services Edition.
The novel tells of a white-collar girl who falls in love with a young socialite, despite the objections of his family. Contemporary Authors noted: "Central to the story is protagonist Kitty's affair with the affluent Wyn Strafford. Critics heatedly debated Morley's sexual sensationalism,"[2] notably the main character's out-of-wedlock pregnancy and abortion.
The story is told by Kitty in the first person. A sociologist suggests that "Kitty, in her observations of the mores and behavior patterns of the upper class acts as the anthropological alter ego of Morley, viewing the upper class from the outside."[3]
Kitty Foyle is one of the works for which the publishing firm of J.B. Lippincott is remembered.[4]
- ^ Burt, Daniel S. (2004). "Bestsellers 1930-1939" and "Bestsellers 1940-1949". The chronology of American literature : America's literary achievements from the colonial era to modern times. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-618-16821-7. OCLC 52509521.
- ^ "Morley, Christopher (Darlington), 1890-1957". Contemporary Authors. 213: 294–296. 2004. ISSN 0275-7176. OCLC 6921683.
- ^ Gordon, Milton M. (November 1947). "Kitty Foyle and the Concept of Class as Culture". The American Journal of Sociology. 53 (3): 210–217. doi:10.1086/220143. ISSN 0002-9602. OCLC 1831931. PMID 20269185.
- ^ DiStefano, Joseph N (2006-08-26). "Lippincott family era over at publishing firm: Five generations had overseen the Phila. printing company". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.
During the mid-1900s, J. B. Lippincott published enduring popular novels such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Kitty Foyle, The Egg and I and My Friend Flicka.
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