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James Thorne Smith, Jr. (March 27, 1892 – June 20, 1934) was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Smith drank as steadily as his characters; James Thurber”s The Years with Ross tells the story of Smith”s unexplained week-long disappearance. When asked why he hadn”t called in sick, he retorted, “The telephone was in the hall and there was a draft.”[1] Smith was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of a Navy commodore, and attended Dartmouth College. Following hungry years in Greenwich Village, working part-time as an advertising agent, Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of Topper in 1926. He was an early resident of Free Acres, a social experimental community developed by Bolton Hall according to the economic principles of Henry George, in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.[2] He died of a heart attack in 1934 while vacationing in Florida.




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Thorne Smith: Ma femme est une sorcière
Et si finalement vous aviez épousé une sorcière … ? T. Wallace Wooly Jr, hypocrite et prétentieux homme d’affaires aux revenus confortables, est une figure respectable de Warburton, petite ville de l …
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Thorne Smith: ¿Se cayó…?
“¿Se cayó…?” es una peculiar novela de misterio e investigación policiales, en la que la catadura moral de la víctima supondrá el principal escollo para vencer la repugnancia que todo crimen debe p …
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Thorne Smith: Skin and Bones
This classic book contains the humorous and fantastical story ‘Skin and Bones’, about a man who accidentlly turns himself into a skeleton whilst attempting to prefect an ‘X-ray film’. A great read, t …
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Thorne Smith: Turnabout
Thorne Smith pits two thoroughly modern married people in a classic battle of the sexes. After listening to the nearly endless bickering and childish jealousy of a young man and wife (Tim and Sally W …
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Thorne Smith: Bishop’s Jaegers
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high qu …
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Thorne Smith: Rain in the Doorway
This vintage book contains Thorne Smith’s 1933 novel, "Rain in the Doorway". It is the story an adulteress’s husband who embarks on inebriated adventures with his various partners and a gir …
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Thorne Smith: Passionate Witch (Horror and Fantasy Classics)
This early work by Thorne Smith was originally published in 1942 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. ‘The Passionate Witch’ was James Thorne Smith Jr.’s last novel …
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Thorne Smith: Did She Fall?
This early work by Thorne Smith was originally published in 1930 and is now being republished with a brand new introductory biography. Smith was an American author who specialised in supernatural fan …
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Thorne Smith: Yonder’s Henry
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 …
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Thorne Smith: Topper Takes a Trip
Almost anything might happen to your hilarious old friend Topper on the Riviera — and almost everything does! A terrific followup to Thorne Smith’s classic ghost-fantasy, Topper. …
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Thorne Smith: Topper
Topper (also known as The Jovial Ghosts) is a 1926 novel about a respectable banker named Cosmo Topper and his misadventures with a couple of ghosts. Topper was made into a 1937 film starring Cary Gr …
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Thorne Smith: Skin and Bones
Thorne Smith’s imaginative novel Skin and Bones takes the concept of suffering for one’s art to a whole new level. While developing film, a photographer accidentally creates a chemical concoction tha …
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Thorne Smith: Skin and Bones
Thorne Smith’s imaginative novel Skin and Bones takes the concept of suffering for one’s art to a whole new level. While developing film, a photographer accidentally creates a chemical concoction tha …
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Thorne Smith: Rain in the Doorway
Looking to spice up your bedtime reading material? Rain in the Doorway, a raucous, raunchy romp from renowned writer Thorne Smith, is just the ticket. The story follows the boozy shenanigans of Hecto …
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Thorne Smith: Rain in the Doorway
Looking to spice up your bedtime reading material? Rain in the Doorway, a raucous, raunchy romp from renowned writer Thorne Smith, is just the ticket. The story follows the boozy shenanigans of Hecto …
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Thorne Smith: Bishop’s Jaegers
If you’re in the mood for a wildly hilarious comic romp, give Thorne Smith’s The Bishop’s Jaegars a read. Adrift and listless, a wealthy coffee heir is searching for meaning in life. His secretary de …
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Thorne Smith: Bishop’s Jaegers
If you’re in the mood for a wildly hilarious comic romp, give Thorne Smith’s The Bishop’s Jaegars a read. Adrift and listless, a wealthy coffee heir is searching for meaning in life. His secretary de …
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Thorne Smith: Topper Takes a Trip
This delightfully quirky ghost story is a follow-up to Thorne Smith’s most popular novel, Topper. The stories recount a supernatural love triangle of sorts. Staid banker Cosmo Topper’s life has settl …
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Thorne Smith: Topper Takes a Trip
This delightfully quirky ghost story is a follow-up to Thorne Smith’s most popular novel, Topper. The stories recount a supernatural love triangle of sorts. Staid banker Cosmo Topper’s life has settl …
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Thorne Smith: Night Life of the Gods
Author Thorne Smith puts his seemingly boundless imagination to good work in The Night Life of the Gods, a rip-roaring novel that postulates about what would happen if ancient deities were revived an …
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Thorne Smith: Night Life of the Gods
Author Thorne Smith puts his seemingly boundless imagination to good work in The Night Life of the Gods, a rip-roaring novel that postulates about what would happen if ancient deities were revived an …
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Thorne Smith: Turnabout
Though Thorne Smith’s most popular works involve elements of fantasy and science fiction, the clever novel Turnabout takes his penchant for incorporating supernatural and magical themes in his work a …
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Thorne Smith: Turnabout
Though Thorne Smith’s most popular works involve elements of fantasy and science fiction, the clever novel Turnabout takes his penchant for incorporating supernatural and magical themes in his work a …
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Thorne Smith: Stray Lamb
In The Stray Lamb, author Thorne Smith draws inspiration from his most famous works, the beloved Topper series. In this novel, yet another unhappy banker, T. Lawrence Lamb, experiences a reawakening …
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Thorne Smith: Stray Lamb
In The Stray Lamb, author Thorne Smith draws inspiration from his most famous works, the beloved Topper series. In this novel, yet another unhappy banker, T. Lawrence Lamb, experiences a reawakening …
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Thorne Smith: Jovial Ghosts
Also published under the title Topper, The Jovial Ghosts puts Thorne Smith’s literary imagination and quirky sense of humor on full display. A mild-mannered professional, Cosmo Topper, finds his life …
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Thorne Smith: Jovial Ghosts
Also published under the title Topper, The Jovial Ghosts puts Thorne Smith’s literary imagination and quirky sense of humor on full display. A mild-mannered professional, Cosmo Topper, finds his life …
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Thorne Smith: Glorious Pool
What happens when a pair of aging adulterers are magically transported back to the bloom of their youth? That’s the question at the heart of Thorne Smith’s wickedly clever tale, The Glorious Pool. Lo …
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Thorne Smith: Glorious Pool
What happens when a pair of aging adulterers are magically transported back to the bloom of their youth? That’s the question at the heart of Thorne Smith’s wickedly clever tale, The Glorious Pool. Lo …
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Thorne Smith: Topper
Cosmo Topper a staid and dull banker with an nagging wife , who has perpetual indigestion. (She needs Pepto – Bismol)A drastic change happens in his boring life, after buying an old sports car.The au …
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Thorne Smith: Topper Takes a Trip
The second Topper book by Thorne Smith is a biting confection of wit and well worth the read if you enjoyed the first. While the first book takes dear old Topper, our mild-mannered, suburban-dwelling …
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Thorne Smith: The Night Life of the Gods
One of Thorne Smith's better outings. When a scientist pairs up with a witch with the ability to bring statues to life, chaos ensues. The two decide it would be a good idea to bring the statues o …
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Thorne Smith: Skin and Bones
What a situation — a photographer keeps changing into a skeleton which puts him into all kinds of wild Jazz Age troubles including scaring all the patrons out of a speakeasy. Strangely fun. …
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Thorne Smith: Rain in the Doorway
Here's another great read by Thorne Smith. The basic theme to this book is not new to Thorne Smith….a middle aged man unhappy with his life.This is a lot sexier then his Topper book, but equall …
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Thorne Smith: Turnabout
The premise of  Turnabout involves a husband and wife body switch, executed by means so trivial that even the author barely spends any time justifying it. The comic results, however, are sn …
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Thorne Smith: The Stray Lamb
Hysterical romp about a man who cahnges into verious animals sort of randomly and has , as might be expected, strange adventures. …
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Edwin Abbott Abbott & Jane Austen: Best Humorous Writings
Humor is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. People of all ages and cultures respond to humor. Most people are able to experience humor—be amused, smile or laugh at …
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Thorne Smith: Turnabout
Thorne Smith’s ‘Turnabout’ is a humorous and fantastical novel that follows the story of a married couple who magically switch bodies after making a wish on a Chinese idol. Through a series of comica …
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Thorne Smith: Topper Takes a Trip
In ‘Topper Takes a Trip’ by Thorne Smith, readers are taken on a wild and comedic adventure with the mischievous ghosts Cosmo Topper and Marion Kerby. This classic novel, written in a light-hearted a …
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Thorne Smith: Topper
Thorne Smith’s ‘Topper’ is a classic comedic novel that follows the misadventures of a respectable banker and his wife who become entangled with a mischievous pair of ghosts. Written in a lighthearte …
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Thorne Smith: The Night Life of the Gods
Thorne Smith’s ‘The Night Life of the Gods’ is a humorous and imaginative novel that takes a satirical look at the gods of Greek mythology coming to life in modern-day society. Written with a whimsic …
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Thorne Smith: The Bishop’s Jaegers
Thorne Smith’s ‘The Bishop’s Jaegers’ is a humorous and satirical novel set in the early 20th century. The book follows the misadventures of a group of bumbling friends who inadvertently find themsel …
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Thorne Smith: Rain in the Doorway
Thorne Smith’s novel ‘Rain in the Doorway’ is a comedic exploration of the jaded lives of two hapless protagonists who find themselves in a series of absurd situations. Written in Smith’s signature w …
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Thorne Smith: Did She Fall?
Thorne Smith’s ‘Did She Fall?’ is a delightful comedy that follows the misadventures of a charming socialite who may or may not have fallen from a rooftop during a grand party. The book is infused wi …
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Thorne Smith: Topper
The Jazz Age comedy of manners about a straitlaced banker and two bon vivant ghosts that inspired the classic film starring Cary Grant.Bank manager Cosmo Topper has settled into a stable, respectable …
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Thorne Smith: Topper
Topper Thorne Smith – Thorne Smith’s hilarious and ribald comedy about boring and staid bank manager Cosmo Topper who decides to buy a flashy car only to discover it is haunted by its previous owners …
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Thorne Smith: The Glorious Pool
Thorne Smith’s ‘The Glorious Pool’ is a humorous and engaging novel that blends elements of fantasy and comedy. The story revolves around a mystical pool that grants the wishes of those who swim in i …
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Thorne Smith: The Night Life of the Gods
Thorne Smith’s ‘The Night Life of the Gods’ is a whimsical and imaginative novel that explores the concept of mythology intersecting with modern life. The book follows the story of Hunter Hawk, a pla …
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Thorne Smith: Did She Fall?
Thorne Smith’s ‘Did She Fall?’ is a delightful romp through comedic misadventures and fantastical escapades. Set in the 1920s, this novel follows the hilarious exploits of a bungling amateur detectiv …
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Thorne Smith: Delphi Complete Works of Thorne Smith (Illustrated)
A master of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction, Thorne Smith is best known today as the creator of the Topper novels. His works of comic fantasy involve sexual encounters, much drinking, ghosts an …
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Thorne Smith: The Bishop’s Jaegers
Depressed and indifferent heir of a vast coffee import fortune, Peter Van Dyke finds his life and high society engagement turn upside down when his secretary, Josephine Duval, determines that she wil …
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Thorne Smith: Did She Fall?
Thorne Smith’s comic mystery novel, in the vein of Topper and Turnabout. Das E-Book Did She Fall? wird angeboten von Alien Ebooks und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert: fiction;novel;humoro …
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Thorne Smith: The Glorious Pool
Sixty year old Rex Pebble inadvertently discovers that the fountain of youth happens to be in his back yard swimming pool. A magical statue of a nymph by the name of Baggage, an ornamental pool decor …
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Thorne Smith: Rain in the Doorway
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, …
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Thorne Smith: Skin and Bones
A photographer’s freak accident in the dark room produces a chemical concoction causing him (and his dog) to randomly switch back and forth between normal and X-ray (skeleton) versions of themselves. …
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Thorne Smith: The Stray Lamb
Mild-mannered investment banker, cuckold, and dipsomaniac T. Lawrence Lamb gains perspective on the human condition during a series of mysterious transformations into various animal forms. Lamb, his …
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Thorne Smith: Topper
One of Thorne Smith’s most popular books and made into a film. Topper is about a respectable banker called Cosmo Topper, married to a depressingly staid wife Mary, and his misadventures with a couple …
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Thorne Smith: Topper Takes a Trip
The beloved characters—mortal and immortal—of Topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of France. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved comedies, it proves once again that he is the undispu …
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Thorne Smith: Turnabout
Sally Willows envied her adman husband his glamorous work; Tim Willows felt Sally lived in ease and luxury while he was sweating to pay the bills. So an ill-tempered minor god, tired of their bickeri …
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Thorne Smith: The Night Life of the Gods
Quirky inventor Hunter Hawk strikes gold when he invents a device that will enable him to turn living matter into stone and to reverse the process at will. After a chaotic field test he meets stunnin …
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