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Lasswell, Mary was born on February 8, 1905 in Glasgow, Scotland. Daughter of William Robinson and Mary Clyde (Caskey) Lubbock.
(Kindhearted and loudmouthed Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, ...)
Kindhearted and loudmouthed Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham have only just set out on their long-awaited cross-country drive to the West Coast when the trouble begins. It’s bad enough that they wind up in a seedy, truck stop nightclub, but then it’s raided by the police! Thankfully, Chief Connolly can tell they’re decent folks and lets them off easy, but he needs a favor in return. He wants them to take a passenger on their trip; a dangerous passenger they’ll need to outwit before making it home. Mary Lasswell is firing on all cylinders again in this madcap, slapstick, high-spirited adventure—the fourth to star Mrs. Feeley and friends, available for the first time as an e-book.
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(On a trip to the waterfront, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen,...)
On a trip to the waterfront, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham befriend the kindhearted, if somewhat gruff, Captain Dowdy. When he takes them up on their invitation for dinner that evening, he brings the bad news that his crew has been locked up and he’s clueless about what to do for his big charter the following day. Of course Mrs. Feeley and friends can’t leave him in need. But little do they know they’re sailing into a tangled web of romance and conspiracy full of scheming villains and even a princess! Mary Lasswell’s fifth book of exploits to feature Mrs. Feeley and company is brimming with fun, adventure, and an inspirational passion for life. This feel-good book is bound to make some waves, so be sure to read it schooner rather than later.
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(Flat broke at the end of their stay in New York City, Mrs...)
Flat broke at the end of their stay in New York City, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham can only make it as far as New Jersey on their voyage back home. When they stop by a local bar for something to lift their spirits, they find it in disrepair and the owner in none too better shape himself. As desperate as they are to make it back to San Diego, it’s just not in their nature to leave the poor guy there. And if they’re going to lend a helping hand, they might as well tidy up, serve a few beers, and see about breathing a little life into the joint—not that it does any harm to have a place to stay until they can find a way to get to the West Coast. Pull up a stool, crack open a cold one, and crack a smile with the third uplifting and uproarious title from Mary Lasswell to feature her quick-witted altruists.
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(Annie Feeley is a widow living alone in a junkyard in Sou...)
Annie Feeley is a widow living alone in a junkyard in Southern California. Joined by her new friends Miss Agnes Tinkham and Mrs. Erna Rasmussen, the three have many a beer inspired adventure. Along the lines of the Golden Girls, but with the focus on beer instead of romantic escapades.
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(Very good collectible copy, hardcover, red cloth, with no...)
Very good collectible copy, hardcover, red cloth, with no markings inside or out. No dust jacket. Personal library embossed seal in front. Good tight binding. Copyright, 1942. 20th impression, 1944. See our photos for true depiction of quality. Same day shipping from CA. We are a small business with low overhead dedicated to find you quality items / books, but with the intention to keep prices as low as possible. Our prices do not indicate loss of quality.
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(Mrs. Feeley inherited a junk yard which would yield forth...)
Mrs. Feeley inherited a junk yard which would yield forth anything you needed in a crisis. Mrs. Rasmussen was a woman who could make something out of nothing if she had five minutes alone with a hot stove. Miss Tinkham had given up music for ideas, and when she got together with Mrs. Feeley and Mrs. Rasmussen she had an inspiration that united beauty with valor and kept these three old kittens in catnip. More than escape reading, this is a tonic for the times. Suds in Your Eye by Mary Lasswell, illustrations by George Price. Hardcover edition.
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(Times are tough for Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss...)
Times are tough for Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham. After eighteen years of sharing the home that brought them together, it’s become too expensive to maintain and their neighborhood too stripped of character to boot. They set out to find a simpler life with a fixer-upper where they can live off the land, but nothing could be that simple… In the sixth and final story to star Mrs. Feeley and company, Mary Lasswell is once again pitch perfect with charm. See how everything works out in this uproarious last hoorah, rich with fun and inspirational kindness!
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Lasswell, Mary was born on February 8, 1905 in Glasgow, Scotland. Daughter of William Robinson and Mary Clyde (Caskey) Lubbock.
Bachelor of Science, University Texas, 1930.
Her first book, Suds in Your Eye (1942) published by Houghton Mifflin, was described as "a crazy, funny story" about three impoverished but high-spirited and beer-loving elderly women. "The book was unlike most of the novels coming out of Southern California at the time", wrote Beatrice Sherman in The New York Times Book Review on December 13, 1942. This book was adapted into a Broadway Play by Jack Kirkland in 1944.
Suds in Your Eye was followed by five other books about the same three women: Feeley, Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham, plus their handyman, only known as "Old-Timer," who never speaks. These included High Time (1944), One on the House (1949), Wait for the Wagon (1951), Tooner Schooner (1953), and Let's Go for Broke (1962), all with illustrations by famed The New Yorker artist George Price. Their home base for most of the series was called "Noah's Ark", and was a junkyard in San Diego, but the third and fourth books were set during travels.
These books consistently featured certain themes: the main characters faced financial disaster, usually were forced to take innovative measures to ensure a homeplace, rescued other people with problems, and acted as matchmakers. Among Lasswell's other books were , I'll Take Texas (1958), and Tio Pepe (1968). Lasswell was also an editorial writer for the Houston Chronicle in the 1960s.
Lasswell was born in Glasgow, Scotland of American parents on February 8, 1905, and grew up in Brownsville, Texas. She died at the Solvang Lutheran Home in Solvang, California of Alzheimer's disease. Novels featuring Feeley, Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham (illustrated by George Price) Suds in Your Eye (1942.
Also adapted as a play) High Time (1944) One on the House (1949) Wait for the Wagon (1951) Tooner Schooner (1953) Let's Go for Broke (1962) Other Bread for the Living (1948) A serious novel set in Brownsville, Texas in the early 20th century Tio Pepe (1963. Illustrated by Robert MacLean) I'll Take Texas (1958, with Bob Pool. Illustrated by Jo Alys Downs) In Way of Progress (1958) Rags And Hope: The Recollections Of Val C. Giles, Four Years With Hood's Brigade, Fourth Texas Infantry 1861-1865 (1961) John Henry Kirby: Prince of the Pines (1967) Feeley's Garden of Eden (Modern Maturity Feb-Mar 1979 issue) short story, illustrated by George Price.
(Very good collectible copy, hardcover, red cloth, with no...)
(The third comic novel in the delightful World War II seri...)
(Annie Feeley is a widow living alone in a junkyard in Sou...)
(Flat broke at the end of their stay in New York City, Mrs...)
(Suds In Your Eye, young readers book)
(On a trip to the waterfront, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen,...)
(Kindhearted and loudmouthed Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, ...)
(Fifth in the "Suds" series.)
(Times are tough for Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss...)
(Pamplet staple binding. Cardstock cover.)
(Mrs. Feeley inherited a junk yard which would yield forth...)
Member Texas Civil War Centennial Commission. Member Authors League American, Dramatists Guild, Texas Institute Letters, Daus. Republic Texas, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Theta Sigma Phi.
Married Clyde Lasswell, January 3, 1938. Married Dudley Winn Smith, February 3, 1964.