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John P. Marquand
John P. Marquand (1893–1960) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, proclaimed “the most successful novelist in the United States” by Life magazine in 1944. A descendant of governors...view moreJohn P. Marquand (1893–1960) was a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, proclaimed “the most successful novelist in the United States” by Life magazine in 1944. A descendant of governors of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, shipping magnates Daniel Marquand and Samuel Curzon, and famed nineteenth-century writer Margaret Fuller, Marquand always had one foot inside the blue-blooded New England establishment, the focus of his social satire. But he grew up on the outside, sent to live with maiden aunts in Newburyport, Massachusetts, the setting of many of his novels, after his father lost the once-considerable family fortune in the crash of 1907. From this dual perspective, Marquand crafted stories and novels that were applauded for their keen observation of cultural detail and social mores.
By the 1930s, Marquand was a regular contributor to the Saturday Evening Post, where he debuted the character of Mr. Moto, a Japanese secret agent. No Hero, the first in a series of bestselling spy novels featuring Mr. Moto, was published in 1935. Three years later, Marquand won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Late George Apley, a subtle lampoon of Boston’s upper classes. The novels that followed, including H.M. Pulham, Esquire (1941), So Little Time (1943), B.F.’s Daughter (1946), Point of No Return (1949), Melvin Goodwin, USA (1952), Sincerely, Willis Wayde (1955), and Women and Thomas Harrow (1959), cemented his reputation as the preeminent chronicler of contemporary New England society and one of America’s finest writers.view less
Books by John P. Marquand
Think Fast, Mr. Moto Point of No Return: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Your Turn, Mr. Moto Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Mr. Moto Novels Volume One: Your Turn, Mr. Moto; Thank You, Mr. Moto; and Think Fast, Mr. Moto Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mr. Moto Is So Sorry Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5H. M. Pulham, Esquire: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Right You Are, Mr. Moto Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Last Laugh, Mr. Moto Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thank You, Mr. Moto Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Women and Thomas Harrow: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5B.F.'s Daughter: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Audiobooks by John P. Marquand
Point of No Return: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sincerely, Willis Wayde Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings