James Thurber reported the world as he saw it. But what a world! Only Thurber could picture a seal peering nearsightedly over a headboard or a former husband crouched atop the armoire.

Titles in this selection, all vintage Thurber, include "Courtship Through the Ages," "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," "Interview with a Lemming," and "You Know How the French Are."

Paperback edition.