Guys and Dolls and Other Stories

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You can count on Guys and Dolls being revived at least once every ten years, likely as long as there is an America. The stories of Damon Runyon, which inspired what many consider the greatest musical ever, are as quintessentially American as apple pie. This collection features thirty-two tales that showcase Runyon's unique characters. Start with "Broadway Complex," introducing Miss Florentine Fayette and a cast of colorful figures such as Bib Nig the crap shooter and Nathan Detroit, who runs the tables. In "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown," the inspiration for Guys and Dolls, you'll encounter Obadiah Sky Masterson, a renowned crap shooter, and Miss Sarah Brown, a stunning mission worker. Delight in classics like "Little Miss Marker," which became Shirley Temple's first film; "A Piece of Pie," featuring the legendary eater Nicely-Nicely Jones; "Blood Pressure," with characters like Rusty Charley and Sleepout Sam Levinsky; and "Situation Wanted," starring Asleep, who is infatuated with Miss Anna Lark, a dancer at the Starlight restaurant. Runyon's imaginative tales will make you smile and yearn for the vibrant Broadway of the past.