I'm looking to reacquaint myself with James Thurber. Can anyone recommend a book/collection?

[Gidney N Cloyd]

I'm looking for a book that gives a good sampling of both his short work writing and cartooning.

[El Supremo]

1. Watch the 'My World and Welcome to It" collection on YouTube.

It has many stories based on Thurber's fantasies.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. That kind of inspired me but now I'd like to do some reading of original material.

[Sneederbunk]

3. The Thurber Carnival (book)

[ShazzieB]

5. We were posting at the same time, lol!

[Marthe48]

6. Perfect!

Be sure to track down 'There's No Place Like Home' Hysterical

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. Thanks!

[ShazzieB]

4. I know just the thing!

The Thurber Carnival



Great selection, a little of everything. Available as a reasonably priced paperback from Amazon. Most public libraries have it, too.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. Thanks!

[abqtommy]

9. I also recommend The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film), a movie starring

Danny Kaye. It's a riot.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty_(1947_film)

Ben Stiller also had a movie with the same title in 2013 but I'm not familiar with it.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. You could ask Keith Olbermann. :) nt

[MyOwnPeace]

11. You lost me.......

would you please explain?????

[eppur_se_muova]

12. here ...

https://www.google.com/search?q=keith+olbermann+reading+from+thurber&source=lnms&tbm=vid

[MyOwnPeace]

17. WOW!

Glad I asked and even more rewarding was your reply - thanks!

[SCantiGOP]

13. Thurber wrote of an Aunt

Who would insist on leaving burnt out bulbs in place, because if the sockets were left empty, electricity would leak out into the house.

[vanlassie]

14. That is my strongest Thurber memory! The picture from the book! 😂

[SCantiGOP]

15. Me too. That's why I posted it

I wonder why that stuck with us?

[vanlassie]

16. The dripping was just silly!

[CTyankee]

18. When I first discovered Thurber, many years ago, I laughed myself silly at "The Night the Bed Fell."

It took my unhappy little kid self out of my misery and I always remember it for that!

[AngryOldDem]

19. Library of America has an excellent anthology.

[trof]

20. If you like thurber, try H. Allen Smith.

"The Great Chili Confrontation", "Low Man On The Totem Pole", "Lost in the Horse Latitudes".

Also Dorothy Parker and the rest of the Algonquin Roundtable.
"You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think."
Also "Two Martinis and I'm under the table.
Three and I'm under the host."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algonquin_Round_Table