Benchley Beside Himself

America's great classic master of wit and humor gives us a plethora of hilarity in this collection.

Polyp with a Past -- The Young Idea's Shooting Gallery -- Open Bookcases -- How to Sell Goods -- When Not in Rome Why Do As the Romans Did? -- African Sculpture -- "In This Corner-"--"I Am in the Book" -- Hockey Tonight! -- A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas -- The New Wing -- When Genius Remained Your Humble Servant -- Shakespeare Explained -- Gardening Notes -- The Passing of the Orthodox Paradox -- The Church Supper -- Horse-Sense Editorial -- Chemists' Sporting Extra! -- How Much Does the Sun Jump -- Looking Shakespeare Over -- Evolution Sidelights -- Teaching the Old Idea to Skate -- Cleaning Out the Desk -- Carnival Week in Sunny Las Los -- Another Uncle Edith Christmas Story -- Community Singing -- "Go Down, Sweet Jordan" -- "One Minute, Please" -- The Mystery of Bridge-Building -- "They're Off!" -- Bringing Back the Morris Dance -- The Treasurer's Report -- The Homelike Hotel -- The Sunday Menace -- One Set of French Dishes -- A Dark Horse in British Sports -- The Stranger Within Our Gates -- One-Two-Three-Four -- Ask Me a Question -- The King's English -- Eight O'Clock Sharp -- Penguin Psychology -- Now That You're Tannea-What -- Sporting Life in America: Dozing -- The Bathroom Revolution -- What Shall We Say -- A Vanishing Art