HAIRCUT

Ring Lardner first burst upon the literary scene with his greatest popular success, You Know Me Al. A sportswriter by trade, Lardner had a superb ear for regional peculiarities in speech and was loved for his sense of humor. Funny, sarcastic, sometimes bitter but always ironic, Lardner understood Americans-- their desires, their dreams, and their disappointments. Contained in Haircut and Other Stories are some of Lardners best-known pieces