Inside a Bookworm's Mind

ABOUT THE AUTHOR James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 1894.  One day while playing "William Tell" with them as youngsters, Thurber lost his sight in one eye when an arrow pierced it. Ultimately, he would go blind in both eyes, but that never stopped him from writing or drawing. H e is one of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century, his inimitable wit and pithy prose spanned a breadth of genres, including short stories, modern commentary, fiction, children's fantasy, and letters. Thurber died on November 2, 1961. (Thurber House) “Some people thought my drawings were done under water; others that they were done by moonlight. But mothers thought that I was a little child or that my drawings were done by my granddaughter. So they sent in their own children’s drawings to The New Yorker, and I was told to write these ladies, and I would write them all the same letter: ‘Your son can certainly draw as well as I can. The only trouble is he hasn’t b