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The Thurber Carnival

Paperback • 2014 • 1. edition

The Thurber Carnival

By James Thurber

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About the book

The hilarious writing of James Thurber, author of 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', collected in this classic anthology.This collection brings together the best of James Thurber's brilliantly funny, eccentric and anarchic writings. It includes his most famous work, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, in which an ordinary man's fantasies have a more powerful hold on him than reality, as well as essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from all of Thurber's collections. Making fun of his own weaknesses ...Show more

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9780141395975

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

2014

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1

Original title

The Thurber Carnival

Format

Paperback

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