My World-and Welcome to It

The world of Thurber is splendidly sampled in these thirty stories, sketches, and articles that range from the wildest comedy to the serious business of murder. Animal courtship, maids, Macbeth, baseball, sailing, marriage-all fall within Thurber's scope. Drawings by the Author.

About the author

James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1894. Famous for his humorous writings and illustrations, he was a staff member of The New Yorker for more than thirty years. He died in 1961.

Product details

• Authors: Thurber, James Thurber
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.03.1969
• EAN: 9780156623445
• ISBN: 978-0-15-662344-5
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 299 g
• Series: Harvest Book; Harvest Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Humour, United States of America, USA, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Renaissance style, Literary reference works, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Parties, etiquette and entertaining, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Trivia and quiz questions, Contains explicit or offensive material or content, Quotations, proverbs and sayings, literary criticism;american;america, HUMOR: Form / Essays, FICTION: Short Stories (single author), LITERARY COLLECTIONS: Essays, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, REFERENCE: Personal & Practical Guides, REFERENCE: Etiquette, REFERENCE: Quotations, REFERENCE: Trivia, HUMOR: Topic / Adult, literary criticism;american;america;1968;1969;1970