Let Your Mind Alone

Let Your Mind Alone is a classic collection of humorous essays by James Thurber, one of America’s most distinctive literary humorists.

With his trademark wit, absurdity, and sharp observations of everyday life, Thurber turns his attention to the peculiar habits, anxieties, relationships, ambitions, and contradictions of modern people. His essays are playful and often wonderfully eccentric, finding comedy in the ordinary situations that most people take far too seriously.

Blending satire, imagination, and keen psychological insight, Let Your Mind Alone showcases the unmistakable voice that made Thurber a major figure in American humor and a celebrated contributor to The New Yorker.

For readers who enjoy classic humor, literary essays, witty social observation, and brilliantly offbeat writing, this collection offers an entertaining glimpse into the world of one of the twentieth century’s great comic writers.