Collected soon after the author's death in 1961,both volumes give a good cross-section of his wit and humanity as they developed during the 40 years of his working life. Volume 1 is drawn from "Let your mind alone", "My world and welcome it", Fables for our time", and "Famous poems illustrated", "Men, women and dogs", "The beast in me and other animals", "Thurber country" and "Lanterns and lances."