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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

James Thurber

American humorist James Thurber’s classic short story is about a man who escapes the tedium of his mundane life by retreating into his vivid imagination. This e-book features the original story, a selection of Thurber drawings and a new introduction by Rosemary A. Thurber, the author’s daughter.

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The Dan Le Batard Show

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The Dan Le Batard Show

The speakers noted that Walter Mitty originated as a book before the Ben Stiller movie, describing it as a story where the protagonist imagines himself in situations unlike his real life.

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But Walter Mitty is a character, the Ben Stiller movie, but it's a book before that where he finds himself in situations where he is who he's not in real life.

— Episode: Hour 1: The Final Nightgown

Episode: Hour 1: The Final Nightgown

The speakers noted that Walter Mitty originated as a book before the Ben Stiller movie, describing it as a story where the protagonist imagines himself in situations unlike his real life.

"

But Walter Mitty is a character, the Ben Stiller movie, but it's a book before that where he finds himself in situations where he is who he's not in real life.

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