Finley Peter Dunne

Observations by Mr. Dooley

Essays featuring the Irish-American Mr. Dooley commenting wryly on American politics and society

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Finley Peter Dunne
Finley Peter Dunne

Finley Peter Dunne created Mr. Dooley, the Irish-American saloon keeper whose dialect monologues became some of the sharpest political satire of the Progressive Era. His vernacular wit influenced later American humorists.

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