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Theophilus North is a 1973 autobiographical novel, the last novel written by Thornton Wilder. In 1988 it was adapted for the film Mr. North.
- Thornton Wilder
- 1973
Jan 1, 2001 · Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade.
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THEophilus North. The last of Thornton Wilder’s works published during his lifetime, Theophilus North is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventure of Wilder’s twin brother who died at birth. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his care breaks down.
A fictional memoir of a twin brother who died at birth, Theophilus North is a picaresque adventure of a schoolteacher in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1926. He becomes a tutor, spy, lover, and free man, satisfying his nine ambitions in a summer of play and intrigue.
Apr 15, 2003 · Theophilus North: A Novel. Paperback – April 15, 2003. Marking the thirtieth anniversary of Theophilus North, this beautiful edition features Thornton Wilder's unpublished notes for the novel and other illuminating documentary material, all of which is included in a new Afterword by Tappan Wilder.
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- 1973
- Thornton Wilder
- Thornton Wilder
Apr 15, 2003 · Narrated by the elderly North from a distance of fifty years, Theophilus North is a fascinating commentary on youth and education from the vantage point of age, and deftly displays Wilder's trademark wit juxtaposed with his lively and timeless ruminations on what really matters about life, love, and work at the end of the day—even after a ...
- Thornton Wilder
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Apr 2, 2019 · Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade.
- Paperback
- Thornton Wilder
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