The Thurber Carnival (Penguin Modern Classics) by James Thurber (2014-01-30)

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James Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century. A bestseller upon its initial publication in 1945, The Thurber Carnival captures the depth of his talent and the breadth of his wit. The stories compiled here, almost all of which first appeared in The New Yorker, are from his uproarious and candid collection My World and Welcome to It--including the American classic "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"--as well as from The Owl in the Attic, The Seal in the Bathroom, Men, Women and Dogs. Thurber's take on life, society, and human nature is timeless and will continue to delight readers even as they recognize a bit of themselves in his brilliant sketches.

subjects: 568 oak street,  agatha,  christie,  anderson,  and,  bailey,  anesthetizing,  machine,  bar,  girl,  ben,  bolt,  berg,  blonde,  bottle,  briggs,  cards,  cellar,  center,  revolve,  cluffman,  cutout,  darke,  doctor,  don,  elliott,  door,  drawing,  drinks,  eight,  counts,  enters,  left,  exit,  father,  follow,  spot,  george,  meade,  glass,  gloves,  grant,  harold,  maude,  hercule,  poirot,  j.,  C.,  Edwards,  jacket,  james,  thurber,  jordan,  letter,  little,  looks,  macbeth,  miss,  daley,  whittaker,  wynne,  mother,  music,  narrator,  nelly,  never,  nurse,  opono,  panel,  pencil,  pet,  department,  played,  by,  second,  third,  portal,  preble,  pritchard-mitford,  psychiatrist,  remington,  renshaw,  revolves,  turn,  right,  rises,  salesgirl,  scrim,  seated,  woman,  shoppers,  shultz,  sits,  stage,  thirty-six,  copies,  carnival,  traveller,  closes,  opens,  treadmill,  two-color,  posters,  unicorn,  upstage,  visitor,  walter,  mitty,  wears,  west,  cornwall,  westwater,  wife,  winege,  wolf,  wooden,  side,  chair,  Social life and customs,  American Humorous stories,  Humor,  American Fables,  Drama,  American wit and humor,  Humorous stories,  Pictorial American wit and humor,  American literature,  Fiction,  Wit and humor,  Manners and customs,  Short stories,  Fiction, humorous,  American Humorists,  Cartoonists,  Biography,  Fiction, humorous, general,  Fiction, short stories (single author),  Railroad land grants,  History,  Illinois Central Railroad Company,  Musicals

People: James Thurber had poor vision and a knack of getting into outrageous situations with family and others.

Places: Columbus Ohio

Times: early 20th century