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Thurber on Crime

One of the greatest American humorists of our century, Thurber was not a man to shrink from danger—as long as he was safely ensconced behind his typewriter or drawing board. Here is a collection of ruminations on everyday villainy—stories, articles and drawings on the evil that men and women do. 32 line drawings.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 208 pages

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