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 (1894-1961), one of America's most renowned humorists, was a staff writer and regular contributor to the New Yorker, where his short stories, essays, and cartoons were published for over 30 years. He wrote several books for children.
 

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; 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