Mr. Blandings builds his dream house / by Eric Hodgins ; illustrated by William Steig.

Main entry:

Hodgins, Eric, 1899-1971, author.

Title & Author:

Mr. Blandings builds his dream house / by Eric Hodgins ; illustrated by William Steig.

Publication:

New York : Simon and Schuster, [1946]
©1946

Description:

237 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
"The original article on which this book was based first appeared in the pages of the April, 1946, issue of Fortune magazine"--Title page verso.
"The original article on which this book was based first appeared in the pages of the April, 1946, issue of Fortune magazine."

Summary:

"Problems of a New Yorker building a house in the suburbs." Cf. Hanna, A. Mirror for the nation.
An $11,000 farm house becomes a dream house costing $56,263.97.

Subject:

House construction Fiction.
Country life Fiction.
Habitations Construction Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Country life
House construction
Advertising agencies Drama
City and town life Drama
Families Drama
Homeowners Drama
Wit and humor.

Form/genre:

Fictional Work
Novels
Humorous fiction
Fiction
American drama
Romans.

Added entries:

Steig, William, 1907-2003, illustrator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 5979
Call No.: ID:87-B12566
Status: Available

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