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Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1946 comedy novel written by Eric Hodgins and illustrated by William Steig, describing the vicissitudes of buying a home in the country. It originally appeared as a short story called "Mr. Blandings Builds His Castle" in the April 1946 issue of Fortune magazine.
- Eric Hodgins, William Steig
- 237 pp (hardback edition)
- 1946
- 1946
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1946 satire about New York city slickers, Jim, and Muriel Blandings, buying a dream house in the country. The advertising exec – whose job it is to dupe people into buying stuff – gets duped by an ad himself.
- (806)
- Paperback
- Eric Hodgins
Feb 11, 2005 · The classic tale of leaving the city and building a house in the country, only to find country life isn't so simple. But it is hilarious. Mr. Blandings, a successful New York advertising executive, and his wife want to escape the confines of their tiny midtown apartment.
- (92)
- Simon & Schuster
- $14.69
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Blandings' dream house soon threatens to be the nightmare that undoes him. This internationally bestselling book by Eric Hodgins is illustrated by William Steig and was made into a film starring Cary Grant and Myrna Loy -- and a later film starring Tom Hanks called The Money Pit.
- Paperback
- February 11, 2005
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House is a 1948 American comedy film directed by H. C. Potter, and starring Cary Grant, Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas. Written and produced by the team of Melvin Frank and Norman Panama, it was an adaptation of the 1946 novel of the same name written by Eric Hodgins and illustrated by William Steig.
- $2,750,000 (US rentals)
- Dore Schary, Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Hardcover – January 1, 1946. by Eric Hodgins (Author), William Steig (Illustrator) 92. See all formats and editions. Vintage hardcover. Report an issue with this product or seller. Print length. 237 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Simon and Schuster. Publication date. January 1, 1946. ISBN-10. 112231938X.
- Eric Hodgins
Feb 11, 2005 · Overview. The classic tale of leaving the city and building a house in the country, only to find country life isn't so simple. But it is hilarious. Mr. Blandings, a successful New York advertising executive, and his wife want to escape the confines of their tiny midtown apartment.
