Thorne Smith: 34 books

If you’re in the mood for a wildly hilarious comic romp, give Thorne Smith’s „The Bishop’s Jaegars” a read. Mad, hilarious, degenerate, or simply fun fantasy? Only the reader can decide. Adrift and listless, a wealthy coffee heir Peter Van Dyke is searching for meaning in life. His young...

Hilarious navy tale! By J. Thorne Smith, Jr.

Thorne Smith best-remembered for humorous novels, many turning on some fantastic plot device which thrusts the protagonist into grotesque predicaments, often via unwitting transformation. The 1926 publication of „Topper” brought the author immediate acclaim. Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion...

This Thorne Smith short story originally appeared in Esquire magazine in 1934. It tells the story of a fox-hunt in Texas, with the 'Henry' of the title being the star hound of the pack. However, the tale focuses mainly on the exploits of the drunken humans taking part in the hunt. We are republishing...

Cosmo Topper is an average American bank executive on holiday in the French Riveria. Feckless, fun-loving and totally uncontrollable ghosts, George and Marion Kerby and friends – the tortuously crooked Colonel Scott and his companion, the disreputable Mrs. Hart – return to bring chaos and merriment...

A comic diary about entering life in the Navy. Published in 1918 and written for the Naval Reservist journal „The Broadside” while the author Thorne Smith was in the Navy, it is a series of short vignettes poking fun at the culture of the time in general and the military in particular. It’s...

From one of America’s most beloved television actresses: A sharply observed, comedic novel about the flipside of fame—and a fresh take on Hollywood in all its outrageous, entertaining glory. On the outside, Kate Keyes-Morgan seems to have it all: a starring role on the hit television series...

Thorne Smith has done it again. He has captured what appears to be the story of an ordinary married couple with everyday troubles, and has created an off-the-wall comedy with all sorts of twists and turns. After listening to Tim and Sally Willows bicker daily for years, an Egyptian idol decides to...

Thorne Smith once again has our eyes fastened to the words as he blends satire, charm and imagination into his fascinating story. Mr. Quintus Bland, is he a man or a skeleton? After this well-known photographer attempts to perfect X-ray film, something went terribly awry. Each moment is an...

Who hasn't waited for a ride in the pouring rain and wondered if there wasn't something more to life?  This is exactly how we find poor Mr. Owen, hopeless and downtrodden, wet and miserable.  Suddenly, he is swept in through a doorway to a place full of wild imaginations, where loneliness...

The Stray Lamb is a hilarious string of adventures as poor, ordinary, faithful, Mr. Lamb, is somewhat unwillingly tossed from one mishap to another. He is given a new perspective on life through the eyes of many different animals as he assumes the shape of many including a stallion, goldfish, dog,...

We meet this affluent bachelor, the epitome of a 'mad' scientist, as he adventures to delights with his leprechaun girlfriend. After transforming statues into people (and vice versa) in his home town, he moves to the Greek gods in the Metropolitan Museum. You'll have quite a few laughs mixed in with...