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Ring Lardner


Born
in Niles, Michigan, The United States
March 06, 1885

Died
September 25, 1933

Genre
Short Stories, Sports


Ringgold Wilmer Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical takes on the sports world, marriage, and the theatre.

Father of author Ring Lardner Jr. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.78 · 4,062 ratings · 547 reviews · 241 distinct works • Similar authors
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3.42 avg rating — 332 ratings — published 1925 — 9 editions
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3.94 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 1922
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The Best Short Stories of R...
4.01 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1943 — 19 editions
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3.75 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 1917 — 105 editions
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3.18 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2004 — 11 editions
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3.85 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1921 — 6 editions
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The Real Dope
3.52 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1919 — 86 editions
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The Best of Ring Lardner
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“Shut up,' he explained.”
― Ring Lardner
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“How can you write if you can't cry?”
― Ring Lardner
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“They gave each other a smile with a future in it.”
― Ring Lardner
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Polls

September 2025 - Short Story/Novella Poll

 
  32 votes, 21.8%

 
  30 votes, 20.4%

 
  21 votes, 14.3%

 
  18 votes, 12.2%

Peter by Willa Cather
 
  12 votes, 8.2%

 
  11 votes, 7.5%

 
  9 votes, 6.1%

 
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  3 votes, 2.0%

The Last Day in the Field from The Collected Stories of Caroline Gordon
 
  3 votes, 2.0%

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