Damon Runyon Books In Order

Collections

Guys and Dolls (1932)
Little Miss Marker (1934)
Money From Home (1935)
More Than Somewhat (1937)
The Best of Runyon (1940)
Damon Runyon Favorites (1942)
In Our Town (1946)
Runyon On Broadway (1950)
From First to Last (1954)
A Treasury of Damon Runyon (1958)
Slow Horses and Fast Women (1979)
Guys and Dolls of Broadway (1986)
Romance in the Roaring Forties and Other Stories (1986)
Stories of Damon Runyan (1988)
The Bloodhounds of Broadway and Other Stories (1990)
Trials and Other Tribulations (1991)
The Damon Runyon Omnibus (2001)
Guys and Dolls and Other Writings (2008)
The Informal Execution of Soupbone Pew (2010)

Plays

A Slight Case of Murder (1940)

Non fiction

My Old Man (1939)
Short Takes (1946)

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A Slight Case of Murder
(1940)

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Damon Runyon Books Overview

Guys and Dolls

12 songs from the Broadway standard, including: Adelaide’s Lament Guys and Dolls I’ve Never Been in Love Before If I Were a Bell Luck Be a Lady Sit down You’re Rockin’ the Boat and more.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Guys and Dolls of Broadway

Runyon recreates the colorful atmosphere and cadences of New York City streetlife with ‘The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown,’ ‘Princess O’Hara,’ ‘Social Error,’and ‘The Three Wise Guys.’ Read by Jerry Orbach.

Trials and Other Tribulations

Damon Runyon was first and foremost a great reporter. This book tells some of his better stories of Trials and Other Tribulations including all essential information concerning the crime, the accused, the witnesses, the cat-and-mouse lawyer duels, at the same time managing to provide in each one a sardonic commentary on an American state of mind that craved sensationalism and excitement, however lurid. The inexorable closing-in of the law, the terror of the accused, the dirty linen, and the essential nature of these hunter vs. hunted sporting events are conveyed to the reader with humor, sentiment, and immediacy. Included in this book is the Hall-Mills murder trial, the matrimonial comedy of ‘Daddy’ and ‘Peaches’ Browning, the harrowing murder trial of Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, the trial of a suspected murderer of legendary gambler Arnold Rothstein, the ironic income-tax evasion trial of Al Capone, which started that gentleman on his way to oblivion and ends with the unprecedented examination of the world banking affairs of J. Pierpont Morgan before a sub-committee of the US Senate, complete with circus midget.

The Damon Runyon Omnibus

Copy ofbook at Missouri Goodwill Industries

Guys and Dolls and Other Writings

From Dave the Dude to Al Capone: a defining collection from the world of Damon Runyon Damon Runyon grew up in the West, moved to New York City, and became one of the leading voices of American popular culture. From sports writing to short fiction, this unique collection offers an eclectic sampling of his extraordinary talent. Here are newspaper pieces, stories including the last one he ever composed poetry, and, of course, the Broadway tales for which he is chiefly remembered: Guys and Dolls, Blood Pressure, The Bloodhounds of Broadway, and others. Featuring works that are impossible to find elsewhere, and Runyon’s signature eye for detail particularly the sounds, smells, and tastes of New York this book brings an American icon to a new generation of readers.