Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. The racy comic fantasy novel sold millions of copies in the 1930s and was equally as popular in paperbacks in the 1950s. Thorne smith smith, thorne, 18921934 the online books page. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction.
This is just a quick, plain and simple list in no particular order to tide you over until we can get more detail added to each title for you. Mcleod, starring constance bennett and cary grant and featuring roland young. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s. Elegant, funloving george and marion kerby are the toast of the town. Topper takes a trip author thorne smith pdf english free. What could thorne smith have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you. The new york times thorne smith is a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Topper modern library thorne smith, carolyn see topper modern library thorne smith, carolyn see thorne smith created the modern american ghost. Interestingly, stephen sondheim wrote 11 episodes for toppers first season. Thorne smith s ghosts, their wit and repartee, are bound to entertain. He was a prolific talent, writing nine fantasy novels, one mystery, a serious novel, two military themed comedies, a volume of poetry, a play, a childrens book, two short stories, and two screenplays. As captivating today as when it was first written in 1926, topper set the standard for a host of other ghost stories and was made into a movie starring cary grant 1936 and adapted for a tv series 1953. Topper takes a trip thorne smith pdf download free ebooks.
Listening to this book was a lot like watching a 1950s comedy with the flavour of say the canterville ghost and. Thorne smith was the author of nine novels, including the night life of the gods, topper takes a trip, and the stray lamb. Topper by smith, thorne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Thorne smith, a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee, was the author of nine novels, including the night life of the gods, topper takes a trip, and the stray lamb. Thorne smith books list of books by author thorne smith. Topper was made into a 1937 film starring cary grant as george kerby, constance bennett as marion kerby, and roland young as cosmo topper. Topperthorne smith free downloadpdf epubfreeditorial. Topperthorne smith descargar libropdf epubfreeditorial. Topper was written in the 1920s and is a delightful trip back in time. He is best known today for the two topper novels, risque comic. Thorne smith made his debut as a published author in 1918 with the novel biltmore oswald.
Matson penned a sequel to this novel entirely on his own, however, it is sometimes attributed to author smith. The diary of a hapless recruit, 1918, html1 html2 epub. The ghost of marion kerby teaches him of lifes possibilities. Topper modern library by thorne smith, carolyn see and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An improbable adventure thorne smith first edition. Topper ebook by thorne smith 9781618866004 rakuten kobo.
He was born on march 27, 1892, as james thorne smith jr. Topper by thorne smith overdrive rakuten overdrive. Topper by thorne smith 1999, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. This and its 1932 sequel, topper takes a trip 1932. Thorne smith a project gutenberg of australia ebook ebook no 0600281h.
Barrett whitener successfully brings the varied characters to life. A ribald adventure by thorne smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Thorne smith has a dry humor and uses it for everything. Thorne smith author barrett whitener narrator 2006.
The film was adapted by eric hatch, jack jevne and eddie moran from the novel by thorne smith. Com topper takes a trip author thorne smith pdf free. For some minutes now scollops had been gazing searchingly at mr. Topper 1926, renewed 1953also known as the jovial ghosts. Making the best of a bad situation, they decide that being dead is the perfect opportunity to liven up staid, stuffy cosmo topper. Below you will find a complete list of books by thorne smith. An entertaining classic novel tells the story of a mildmannered bank manager named cosmo topper who decides to buy a secondhand car only to find it. A classic humorous ghost story, source of both a successful film starring cary grant and oscarnominated roland young as topper as well as a television sitcom starring leo g. Topper by thorne smith pocket 4 1943 for sale online.
Thorne smith has 26 books on goodreads with 7600 ratings. Topper a ribald adventure by thorne smith abebooks. Kindle store go search best sellers gift ideas new releases. Below is a list of thorne smith s books in order of when they were first released. He is best known today for the two topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and supernatural transformations. Download thorne smith s topper for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Best known today for his creation of topper, smith s comic fantasy fiction most of it involving sex, lots of drinking, and supernatural transformations, and aided by racy illustrations sold millions of copies in the early 1930s.
Elegant, funloving george and marion kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover theyve become, well, ghosts. Topper modern library thorne smith, carolyn see on. The new york timesthorne smith is a master of urbane. Georges and marions mischievous spirits and a few other ghostly frien. It tells the story of a stuffy, stuckinhisways man who is haunted by the ghosts of a funloving married couple. Jason thorne smith march 27, 1892june 21, 1934, was an american writer of humorous fantasy fiction. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. 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, george and marion kerby. Thorne smith was a noteworthy author from america, who was famous for writing humorous, supernatural, science fiction, and fantasy novels. He went onto work as a parttime advertising agent where he didnt earn much money, until the creation of his topper character brought him considerable success. It all begins when cosmo topper, a lawabiding, mildmannered bank manager. The beloved charactersmortal and immortalof topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of france.
Author smith is best known in todays world for writing his two novels of the topper series. Judging from his books, all thorne smith wanted was a little funno, a lot of fun, more that might be possible on earth. He is best known today for the two topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. This copy is signed and inscribed by the author to doctor sanman. He was born in annapolis, maryland, in 1892 and died in 1934. The topper series written by thorne smith is comprised of two books in total, which were released between the years of 1926 and 1932.
Possible ex library copy, thatll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. 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. As captivating today as when it was first written in 1926, topper set the standard for a host of other ghost stories and was made into a movie starring cary grant 1936 and adapted for. See all books authored by thorne smith, including topper, and the night life of the gods, and more on. Topper, his bestknown work, is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit television show and movie starring cary grant were based. Topper is a wellrespected man whose life is in a dreary rut. Accessories such as cd, codes, toys, may not be included. An improbable adventure centers on the misadventures of an ordinary banker and two ghosts, one of whom he falls in love with. Buy topper by thorne smith from amazons fiction books store.
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