The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty

'Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the last'

Walter Mitty is an ordinary man leading an ordinary life. But he has dreams - vivid, extraordinary daydreams - in which the life he leads is one of excitement and adventure, and he is the hero of his own story.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is just one of James Thurber's wry, humorous stories in this selection, which contains the best of his short tales, essays and cartoons. Poking fun at his own weaknesses and those of other people (and dogs), they demonstrate Thurber's off-beat, hilarious imagination and his unique take on the world around him.

About the Author

James Thurber was born in 1894 in Ohio. After leaving college, he joined the then-struggling New Yorker magazine, helping to change its fortunes with the unique wit of his writings and cartoons. He was to remain a contributor for the rest of his life. Thurber's sophisticated humour saw him achieve worldwide fame and success, with almost thirty books of fiction, cartoons, children's stories and essays translated into dozens of languages, and his most famous work, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, was made into a film with Danny Kaye as the eponymous hero.

James Thurber died in 1961.