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Thorne Smith
Book List in Order: 17 titles
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Night Life of the Gods
- Jun-1980
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Thorne Smith's rapid-fire dialogue, brilliant sense of the absurd, and literary aplomb put him in the same category as the beloved P. G. Wodehouse. The Night Life of the Gods--the madcap story of a scientist who instigates a nocturnal spree with the ...
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Topper Takes a Trip
- Jun-1980
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The beloved characters--mortal and immortal--of Topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of France. One of Thorne Smith's best-loved comedies, it proves once again that he is the undisputed master of urbane wit and sophisticated repart...
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Rain in the Doorway
- Aug-1980
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This vintage book contains Thorne Smith's 1933 novel, "Rain in the Doorway". It is the story an adulteress's husband who embarks on inebriated adventures with his various partners and a girl who works in a pornographic books departmen...
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Biltmore Oswald - The Diary of a Hapless Recruit
- Mar-2010
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Originally published in 1918, 'Biltmore Oswald' is a work by the American writer of supernatural fantasy fiction, Thorne Smith. This book contains a series of comic stories that were written for Naval Reservist journal 'The Broadside'...
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The Bishop's Jaegers
- Apr-2011
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original ...
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The Jovial Ghosts - The Misadventures Of Toppe
- Apr-2011
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and...
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Skin And Bones
- Apr-2011
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This classic book contains the humorous and fantastical story 'Skin and Bones', about a man who accidentlly turns himself into a skeleton whilst attempting to prefect an 'X-ray film'. A great read, thiis book is thoroughly recommended...
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The Glorious Pool
- Nov-2011
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Perhaps the best example of Thorne Smith's acutely sharp social humor played out against a backdrop of the Prohibition. Two unrepentant old reprobates are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the seduction which made the stylish old man named Rex Pebb...
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Yonder's Henry
- Dec-2014
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This Thorne Smith short story originally appeared in Esquire magazine in 1934. It tells the story of a fox-hunt in Texas, with the 'Henry' of the title being the star hound of the pack. However, the tale focuses mainly on the exploits of the ...
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Biltmore Oswald
Biltmore Oswald may be seen as the original model for such later comic military characters as Popeye, Sad Sack, Beetle Bailey and Crock. Akin to his successors, Oswald was so hopelessly and shamelessly unqualified as a naval recruit, that the Navy ac...
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Out O' Luck
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning...
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A Smokey Lady In Knickers
Thorne Smith was one of the early 20th century's best-known writers of humorous supernatural fantasy. Before reaching global fame with his 1926 novel Topper, he produced a string of popular short stories, of which 'A Smokey Lady In Knickers' was one ...
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The Stray Lamb
This gem of a book tells the tale of Mr. Lamb, an ordinary man who leads an ordinary life, until a chance encounter leads to him experiencing the world through the eyes of various animals. Thorne Smith again shows his mastery of the comic fantasy tal...
