{"product_id":"thurbers-dogs","title":"Thurber's dogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Thurber, James\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Library of America, 2026-10-20\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"James Thurber's beloved collection of his best tales and drawings about dogs and their men, women, and children. \"The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals,\" writes James Thurber in the introduction to this collection of his best writings and drawings about the unpredictable and often inexplicable relationships between dogs and their men, women, and children. In two dozen stories and essays and six sequences of drawings, he honors the dogs, real and imaginary, that have populated his life and work. Thurber's first published story features Josephine, the bull terrier that didn't seem to live up to a couple's expectations-until they regretted giving her away and ended up resorting to extreme measures to get her back. \"The Dog Who Bit People\" remembers Muggs the Airedale, a dog that gave Thurber \"more trouble than all the other fifty-four or -five put together\" yet somehow found an impeccable ally in Thurber's mother. Several pieces recall the Scottish terrier Jeannie, another troublemaker, who delighted in wandering off and implanting herself in the homes, parties, and picnics of other families. Rex, the noble pit bull from Thurber's childhood, developed the fascinating habit of bringing home large pieces of furniture and the gates from the gardens of the neighbors' yards. Among the pieces available only in this volume are enlightening essays defending the reputations of poodles and bloodhounds, two breeds Thurber believed were largely misunderstood and underappreciated\"--\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51450837401769,"sku":"PHBK-9781598538564","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/3662613482757.jpg?v=1792781779","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/thurbers-dogs","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}