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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
Eric Hodgins. 3.75. 808 ratings97 reviews. 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.
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- 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.
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This article is about the 1948 film. For the 1946 novel, see Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (novel). 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.
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Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House by Eric Hodgkins - The 4054th greatest book of all time. This comedic novel follows the adventures of a New York advertising executive and his family as they embark on the journey of building their dream home in the countryside.
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. Report an issue with this product. Print length. 240 pages. Language. English. Publisher. Simon & Schuster. Publication date. Feb. 11 2005.
- Eric Hodgins
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House, which was adapted from Eric Hodgins’s popular novel of the same name, was timely, given the post- World War II housing-construction boom. To promote the film, the studio built 73 exact replicas of Mr. Blandings’s “Dream House” across the country, which they sold or gave away in raffles. Mr.
