James Thurber

The Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and eight years later acquired by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House. The Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torch-bearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new program of selecting titles. The Modern…

The Wonderful O

The Wonderful O

James Thurber; Illustrated by Marc Simont; Introduction by Ransom Riggs
The 13 Clocks

The 13 Clocks

James Thurber; Introduction by Neil Gaiman; Illustrated by Marc Simont
The Fun of It

The Fun of It

Edited by Lillian Ross

Series with James Thurber

Author Contributions

The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs

The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs

Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell

Books by James Thurber from The Library of America