About
Christopher Darlington Morley (1890-1957) was an American writer, poet, and editor. Born in Pennsylvania, he studied at Haverford College and then at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He published over a hundred books, including novels, essays, and poetry. His first novel, Parnassus on Wheels (1917), and its sequel, The Haunted Bookshop (1919), were highly successful. His novel Kitty Foyle (1939) was adapted into a film in 1940. He was also a founding editor of the Saturday Review of Literature and edited the 11th and 12th editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations. A Sherlock Holmes enthusiast, he helped found the Baker Street Irregulars.
Major works
- Parnassus on Wheels (1917)novel
- The Haunted Bookshop (1919)novel
- Thunder on the Left (1925)novel
- Kitty Foyle (1939)novel
- The Eighth Sin (1912)poetry
Key milestones
- 1910Graduated as valedictorian from Haverford College.
- 1924Became a founding editor of the Saturday Review of Literature.
- 1937Edited the 11th edition of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
Themes
Books and bookshopsNostalgia for childhoodFantasy and realityEveryday lifeLiterature and reading
Sources: britannica.com · poetryfoundation.org