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The James Thurber Audio Collection

Audiobook

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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    Publisher: HarperAudio Edition: Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook

    • ISBN: 9780062116840
    • File size: 87455 KB
    • Release date: June 7, 2011
    • Duration: 03:02:11

    MP3 audiobook

    • ISBN: 9780062116840
    • File size: 87468 KB
    • Release date: June 7, 2011
    • Duration: 03:04:12
    • Number of parts: 3

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    Languages

    English

    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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