James thurber

In 1925, when The New Yorker made its début, it was a humor magazine. Today, with so much comedy available for free on the Internet, a weekly humor …

Humorist. Born James Grover Thurber in Columbus, Ohio to Mary Agnes Fisher and Charles L. Thurber. A childhood accident cost him the sight in one eye and would eventually lead to vision problems throughout the rest of his life. He attended Ohio State University, though he did not take a degree. During the First World...

James Thurber

When the Hounds of Spring by Algernon Charles Swinburne When the hounds of spring are on winter’s traces, The mother of months in meadow or plain Fills the shadows and windy places With lisp …

James Thurber Cartoon # 1

I’ve been accused of having a dry sense of humor, so maybe that’s why the cartoons and writings of James Thurber appeal to me so. The title of my blog, of course, is a reference to one …

KINNEY, Harrison (Ed.). New York, Simon and Schuster, 2003. First Edition / Advanced Uncorrected Reader's Proof. Condition: Very Good Minus. Light soiling to the book-spine (with faint smudging on the reverse).

New Yorker cartoon by James Thurber, published on December 12, 1936 Some of my fav Thurber short stories: --- "A Ride with Olympy" --- "The Night the Bed Fell" --- "What do you mean it was brillig?" (Online collection of Thurber short stories is here.)

James Thurber