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The Thurber carnival

by James Thurber

First published in 1945, this anthology compiles satirical stories and illustrated sketches, most of which originally appeared in The New Yorker. The collection features "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" alongside pieces from several other humour collections.

Accession 11002 ISBN — Publisher Random House
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