The Lyrics of Noel Coward

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Mad Dogs and Englishmen , Don’t Put your Daughter on the Stage , Mrs Worthington and over 250 more lyrics from Coward’s musical masterpieces.
Noël Coward is one of the greatest lyricists of the twentieth century. Songs such as A Room with a View , The Stately Homes of England , Mad Dogs and Englishmen and Mrs Worthington are known, sung and loved the world over. This edition gathers together over 250 of Coward’s lyrics, arranged in chronological order and grouped by show. In addition, these masterpieces of verse are accompanied by an introduction and notes from the Master himself.

Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English actor, playwright, and composer of popular music. Among his achievements, he received an Academy Certificate of Merit at the 1943 Academy Awards for “outstanding production achievement for In Which We Serve.”

Known for his wit, flamboyance, and personal style, his plays and songs achieved new popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, and his work and style continue to influence popular culture. The former Albery Theatre (originally the New Theatre) in London was renamed the Noël Coward Theatre in his honour in 2006.

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A hard cover edition with bottle green cloth boards, gilt lettering and clipped, illustrated dust jacket. There is foxing and toning throughout but the text is clear and legible. There is rubbing and wear to the edges of the book and to the dust jacket. There is some tearing to the edges of the dust cover. There is a previous owners blue ink inscription on th title page. Now in a clear, removable cover to protect from damage.

Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd, London.

Publication Date: 1973.

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