. . . . "Humorous fiction" . "Humorous stories" . "Secret lives of Walter Mitty and of James Thurber" . . . "Presents an illustrated edition of the James Thurber story featuring a henpecked husband who copes with the frustrations of his dull life by imagining he is a fearless airplane pilot, a brilliant doctor, and other interesting personalities." . "The secret lives of Walter Mitty and James Thurber" . . . "The beloved works of one of America's most celebrated writers is gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott Award-winning illustrator Marc Simont in this first volume in the Collins Design Wonderfully Illustrated Short Pieces." . "Fiction" . . . . .