Personal History: Thurber’s The Years With Ross Up in Maine, briefly, as summer ends, I wandered this morning over to a row of books in the cabin we’re in and was surprised to see a paperback copy of James Thurber’s The Years With Ross. I didn’t
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E.B. White And James Thurber Sitting On Some Steps In Sneden’s Landing Above: a 1829 map showing Sneden’s Landing (just “Landing” in those days) at the top left to the west of the Hudson River. Scott Elledge’s wonderful E.B. White biography (published in 1984) includes a 1929 photograph showing E.B. White and James Thurber sitting on some steps. The photo
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It’s been a good month for books here at the Spill. The Barbara Shermund title, Tell Me A Story Where The Bad Girl Wins, started things off with a bang. It’s truly a must-have for any New Yorker cartoon collection. Was pleased to get hold of The New Yorker bound volume, Jan – Feb 1977. I enjoy revisiting these issues
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