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The last of Wilder's works published during his lifetime, this novel is part autobiographical and part the imagined adventure of his twin brother who died at birth. Setting out to see the world in the summer of 1926, Theophilus North gets as far as Newport, Rhode Island, before his car breaks down. To support himself, Theophilus takes jobs in the elegant mansions along Ocean Drive, just as Wilder himself did in the same decade. Soon the young man finds himself playing the roles of tutor, spy, confidant, lover, friend, and enemy as he becomes entangled in the intrigues of both upstairs and downstairs in a glittering society dominated by leisure.

Narrated by the elderly North from a distance of fifty years, Theophilus North is a fascinating commentary on youth and education from the vantage point of age, and deftly displays Wilder's trademark wit juxtaposed with his lively and timeless ruminations on what really matters about life, love, and work at the end of the day -- even after a visit to Newport.
 
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Hardback Editions

1976 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: B000GM4LY8Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
Publisher: The Book Club
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October 1973 : Hardback
Cover of ISBN: 0060146362Title: Theophilus North (A Cass Canfield Book)
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-06-014636-2 / 978-0-06-014636-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harpercollins
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Paperback Editions

April 2003 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0060088923Title: Theophilus North: A Novel
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-06-008892-3 / 978-0-06-008892-7 (USA edition)
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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January 2000 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 1583483861Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 1-58348-386-1 / 9781583483862 (USA edition)
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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November 1988 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0140111549Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-14-011154-9 / 978-0-14-011154-5 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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July 1988 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0881843148Title: Mr. North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-88184-314-8 / 978-0-88184-314-9 (USA edition)
Publisher: Carroll & Graf
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July 1988 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0881843822Title: Mr. North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-88184-382-2 / 978-0-88184-382-8 (USA edition)
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
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1984 : Mass Market Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000I05EXUTitle: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
Publisher: Avon Books
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January 1976 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0380001608Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-380-00160-8 / 978-0-380-00160-6 (USA edition)
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Mass Market
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October 1974 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: 0140039600Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-14-003960-0 / 978-0-14-003960-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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1973 : Paperback
Cover of ISBN: B000OEHUY6Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
Publisher: HarperCollins
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Other Editions

June 1974 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0713907487Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-7139-0748-7 / 978-0-7139-0748-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: A.Lane
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1974 : Unknown
Cover of ISBN: 0816161933Title: Theophilus North
Author(s): Thornton Wilder
ISBN: 0-8161-6193-3 / 978-0-8161-6193-5 (USA edition)
Publisher: G. K. Hall
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