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Illustrator James Thurber Publication date 1931 Pages 151 Publisher Harper OCLC 504043017 | 4/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print Originally published 1931 Page count 151 Country United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Owl in the Attic and Other Perplexities is a book by James Thurber first published in 1931 by Harper and Brothers. It collects a number of short humorous pieces, most of which had appeared in The New Yorker, and an introduction by E. B. White.
Contents
Part One: Mr and Mrs Monroe
A number of short stories featuring the Mr and Mrs Monroe and which contain many autobiographical elements
Part Two: The Pet Department
"Inspired by the daily pet column in the New York Evening Post" and consisting of a number of short question and answers, each illustrated by a Thurber drawing.
Part Three: Ladies and Gentlemen's Guide to Modern English Usage
"Inspired by Mr. H. W. Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage"
References
The Owl in the Attic and Other Perplexities Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA