Theophilus North
by Thornton Wilderliterary work· published 1973
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Theophilus North is a 1973 autobiographical novel, the last novel written by Thornton Wilder. In 1988 it was adapted for the film Mr. North. In 1926 Theophilus North, 29 years old, leaves his four years employment at a New Jersey school and goes to Newport, Rhode Island, to buy a car that a friend sold him. He has no idea what to do next in his life. Arriving in the city, he decides to remain there. He tries to get an income giving private lessons and as a reader for $2.00 per hour, but soon his ability in solving problems helps introduce him to Newport's high society. Theophilus North Josiah Dexter Bill Wentworth Henry Simmons Mrs. Cranston Diana Bell and Hilary Jones Miss Wickoff Mr.
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Theophilus North was adapted into a 1988 film.
