Ruggles Of Red Gap - Wilson, Harry Leon
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Ruggles of Red Gap is a comedic novel that follows a British valet whose structured life is overturned when he is won in a poker game by an eccentric American couple. The story begins in Paris with a detailed portrayal of service, decorum, and subtle tensions between classes. A discussion about fashion and dietary superstitions sets the tone for the humorous contrast between old-world refinement and new-world brashness. The unexpected shift occurs when the valet, approaching a significant birthday foretold to bring change, is swept away from his familiar surroundings into the unpredictable…mehr

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Ruggles of Red Gap is a comedic novel that follows a British valet whose structured life is overturned when he is won in a poker game by an eccentric American couple. The story begins in Paris with a detailed portrayal of service, decorum, and subtle tensions between classes. A discussion about fashion and dietary superstitions sets the tone for the humorous contrast between old-world refinement and new-world brashness. The unexpected shift occurs when the valet, approaching a significant birthday foretold to bring change, is swept away from his familiar surroundings into the unpredictable social landscape of a small town in the American West. There, he is confronted by a culture that disregards status and embraces personal freedom. As the narrative progresses, the protagonist is both bewildered and intrigued by the lack of hierarchy and the democratic values of those around him. Gradually, the rigid structure of his former identity is challenged, leading to moments of absurdity, reflection, and unexpected growth. The novel uses humor and irony to explore the collision of cultures and the journey toward self-reinvention in an environment that values individuality over pedigree.
Autorenporträt
Harry Leon Wilson, an American novelist and dramatist, is best known for his novels Ruggles of Red Gap and Merton of the Movies. Bunker Bean, another of his works, contributed to the popularity of the term flapper. Harry Leon Wilson was born in Oregon, Illinois, to Samuel and Adeline. His father was a newspaper publisher, so Harry learnt to set type at a young age. He attended public schools and enjoyed reading Bret Harte and Mark Twain. He acquired shorthand and secretarial abilities. Wilson left his family at the age of 16 and worked as a stenographer for the Union Pacific Railroad in Topeka, Kansas, Omaha, Nebraska, and Denver, Colorado before moving to California in 1887. Henry Cuyler Bunner died in 1896, and Wilson took over as editor. Wilbertine Nesselrode Teters. In 1902, he married Rose Cecil O'Neill Latham. O'Neill and Wilson worked together at Puck, and she illustrated four of his novels. They separated in 1907. Wilson's black and white pit bull dog, Sprangle, was the inspiration for Rose O'Neill's biscuit porcelain Kewpie dog figure, known as the Kewpiedoodle dog and sold internationally by importer George Borgfeldt.