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The James Thurber Audio Collection

Fables and Selected Stories by James Thurber

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The James Thurber Audio Collection

By: James Thurber
Narrated by: Keith Olbermann
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About this listen

Collected fables and short stories from literary legend and iconic American humorist James Thurber, performed by Keith Olbermann

""James Thurber was a comedic genius. His fables are not simply parodies of Aesop. They are wry, accurate, and powerful reflections of ourselves, our foibles, our follies, and, above all, our self-importance. And they are very, very funny."" — Neil Gaiman

Stories in the collection include:

  • There’s No Place Like Home
  • The Bear Who Let It Alone
  • The Greatest Man in the World
  • The Night the Ghost Got In
  • I Went to Sullivant
  • The Unicorn in the Garden
  • How to Relax While Broadcasting
  • The Tortoise and the Hare
  • A Box to Hide In
  • The Owl Who Was God
  • The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
  • If Grant Had Been Drinking at Appomattox
  • The Moth and the Star
  • The Dog That Bit People
  • The Topaz Cufflinks Mystery
  • The Little Girl and the Wolf
  • The Macbeth Murder Mystery
  • The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trouble
  • The Night the Bed Fell
  • Sex Ex Machina
  • The Scotty Who Knew Too Much
  • The Car We Had to Push
  • The Peacelike Mongoose
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The book had a good comedic yet wise feel but felt a bit sluggish at times and rushed in others if it was paced better it could score a higher rating

Rather good but..

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Blind Thurber wrote for the ear so this audio is welcome. Listen and make pictures .

GREAT STORIES WELL PRESENTED

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