Thurber's Dogs by James Thurber - ISBN: 9781598538564
Hardcover
Man’s best friend is man himself, according to Thurber’s dogs.
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Thurber's Dogs

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    300 pages

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    20 October 2026

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Summary

‘The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals,’ writes James Thurber in the introduction to this collection of his best writings and drawings about the unpredictable and often inexplicable relationships between dogs and their men, women, and children. In two dozen stories and essays and six sequences of drawings, he honors the dogs, real and imaginary, that have populated his life and…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781598538564
ISBN-10:159853856X
Author:James Thurber
Publisher:The Library of America
Imprint:The Library of America
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:300
Release Date:20 October 2026
Weight:567g
Dimensions:209mm x 133mm
About The Author

James Thurber

James Thurber (1894–1961) created some thirty volumes of humor, fiction, children’s books, cartoons, and essays in just about as many years. A founding member of The New Yorker staff, Thurber wrote and illustrated such enduring books as The Thurber Carnival and My Life and Hard Times, such memorable stories as “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “The Catbird Seat,” and such classic drawing sequences as “The War Between Men and Women” and The Seal in the Bedroom.

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