https://paapereira.xyz/book-authors/james-thurber/Recent content in Book Authors/James Thurber on paapereira.xyzHugoen-US<a href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>©</a> 2008-2026 / <a href='https://gitlab.com/paapereira/paapereira.gitlab.io' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>source code</a>Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:30:00 +0000https://paapereira.xyz/books/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/Sun, 26 Feb 2023 18:30:00 +0000https://paapereira.xyz/books/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty/<h3 id="the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-by-james-thurber-1939">The Secret Life of Walter Mitty by James Thurber (1939)</h3> <p><img src="https://paapereira.xyz/reads/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty.jpg" alt="cover"></p> <ul> <li>Author: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-authors/james-thurber">James Thurber</a></li> <li>First Published: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-publication-year/1930s">January 1, 1939</a></li> <li>Score: <a href="https://paapereira.xyz/book-scores/5/10-books">5/10</a></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19183736-the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty">Goodreads</a></p> <p>The mild-mannered Mitty escapes his extremely humdrum and ineffectual existence by leaping into a myriad of fantasies - imaginative daydreams that range from piloting a Navy plane to performing as a brilliant surgeon to coolly leaning against the wall of a firing squad, all while escorting his wife on their regular shopping trip to Danbury, Connecticut.</p>