The Noel Coward Reader - Tapa blanda

"Splendid. . . . Thoroughly entertaining. . . . A treasured bedside companion." --The Washington Post

"A compendium of the bon vivant's best works--and the perfect reminder that great wit has no expiration date." --Town and Country

"Barry Day, with great skill and devotion, has vividly brought the 'Master' back to effervescent life, as fresh and witty as ever." --Christopher Plummer

"Marvelous. . . . Excellently annotated, introduced, and placed into context to remind us . . . just how great his achievements were." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Barry Day has given himself the formidable task of ordering and justly representing a peripatetic and outpouring talent. . . . Even Coward aficionados should find unexpected pleasures." --The New York Times Book Review

"A wonderful selection. . . . Brilliant nuggets from an incredibly rich life's work. . . . As fresh and readable as ever." -Michael Korda, The Daily Beast

"[A] triumph of good taste and intelligence. I was struck by the great variety of Coward selected by Barry Day and his fantastic knowledge about everything related to The Master. I just loved it." --André Bishop, Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater

"The timeless sensibility of Noël Coward is perfectly captured in this amazing, career-encompassing compendium of his best work. Barry Day has achieved the impossible by encapsulating an imposing, gargantuan body of work that will delight both the novice and the longtime fan." --Michael Feinstein

"As an avid collector of Cowardiana since my teens, I possess seventy-five or so volumes of his work, the gems of which have now--astonishingly--been encapsulated in a single volume by the remarkable Barry Day (along with his ever-erudite and always entertaining commentary). What a welcome convenience and a delight it is to have this sparkling collection in one handsome, travel-handy package!" --Tony Walton