The Noël Coward Reader

“Splendid. . . . Thoroughly entertaining. . . . A treasured bedside companion.” —The Washington Post

“A compendium of the bon vivant’s best works—and the perfect reminder that great wit has no expiration date.” —Town and Country
 
“Barry Day, with great skill and devotion, has vividly brought the ‘Master’ back to effervescent life, as fresh and witty as ever.” —Christopher Plummer
 
“Marvelous. . . . Excellently annotated, introduced, and placed into context to remind us . . . just how great his achievements were.” —San Francisco Chronicle

“Barry Day has given himself the formidable task of ordering and justly representing a peripatetic and outpouring talent. . . . Even Coward aficionados should find unexpected pleasures.” —The New York Times Book Review
 
“A wonderful selection. . . . Brilliant nuggets from an incredibly rich life’s work. . . . As fresh and readable as ever.” –Michael Korda, The Daily Beast
 
 “[A] triumph of good taste and intelligence. I was struck by the great variety of Coward selected by Barry Day and his fantastic knowledge about everything related to The Master. I just loved it.” —André Bishop, Artistic Director of Lincoln Center Theater
 
“The timeless sensibility of Noël Coward is perfectly captured in this amazing, career-encompassing compendium of his best work. Barry Day has achieved the impossible by encapsulating an imposing, gargantuan body of work that will delight both the novice and the longtime fan.” —Michael Feinstein
 
“As an avid collector of Cowardiana since my teens, I possess seventy-five or so volumes of his work, the gems of which have now—astonishingly—been encapsulated in a single volume by the remarkable Barry Day (along with his ever-erudite and always entertaining commentary). What a welcome convenience and a delight it is to have this sparkling collection in one handsome, travel-handy package!” —Tony Walton