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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces

3.9/5 ( ratings)

James Thurber is universally admired for his hilarious sense of humour, off-beat imagination, and unique take on the world around him. "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty", in which a young man's fantasies have a much more powerful hold on him than reality, is probably his best-known prose work but this selection also contains wonderfully entertaining essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from all of Thurber's collections. Poking fun at his own weaknesses and those of other people - the English teacher who looked only at figures of speech, the Airedale who refused to include him in the family, the botany lecturer who despaired of him totally - James Thurber is essential reading for everyone who loves to laugh.

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics

Release: May 04, 2000

ISBN: 0141182911

ISBN 13: 9780141182919

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces

3.9/5 ( ratings)

James Thurber is universally admired for his hilarious sense of humour, off-beat imagination, and unique take on the world around him. "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty", in which a young man's fantasies have a much more powerful hold on him than reality, is probably his best-known prose work but this selection also contains wonderfully entertaining essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from all of Thurber's collections. Poking fun at his own weaknesses and those of other people - the English teacher who looked only at figures of speech, the Airedale who refused to include him in the family, the botany lecturer who despaired of him totally - James Thurber is essential reading for everyone who loves to laugh.

Language: English

Pages: 416

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics

Release: May 04, 2000

ISBN: 0141182911

ISBN 13: 9780141182919

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