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  • The Night Life of the Gods

    Enriched edition. Mischievous Olympians Cut Loose in 1920s New York—A Witty Mythology-Meets-Modernity Satire

    by Thorne Smith ...
    In 'The Night Life of the Gods,' Thorne Smith weaves a fantastical narrative infused with humor and clever social satire. The novel chronicles the escapades of a group of mischievous deities who descend from Mount Olympus to experience the pleasures and vices of 1920s New York City. Smith's literary style is marked by a playful use of language, whimsical dialogue, and a structure that lends itself ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Thorne Smith Reader

    Nine Novels

    by Thorne Smith ...
    The Thorne Smith Reader: Nine Novels by Thorne SmithThis collection includes some of Thorne Smith's greatest works    Topper: The Jovial Ghosts (1926)    The Stray Lamb (1929)    Turnabout (1931)    The Night Life of the Gods (1931)    Topper Takes a Trip (1932)    The Bishop's Jaegers (1932)    Rain in the Doorway (1933)    Skin and Bones (1933)    The Glorious Pool (1934)Thorne Smith was a ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • Topper Takes a Trip

    by Thorne Smith ...
    The beloved characters—mortal and immortal—of Topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of France. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved comedies, it proves once again that he is the undisputed master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. ... Read more

    $1.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Topper

    by Thorne Smith ...
    The Jazz Age comedy of manners about a straitlaced banker and two bon vivant ghosts that inspired the classic film starring Cary Grant.Bank manager Cosmo Topper has settled into a stable, respectable, and thoroughly boring life. In need of a little adventure, he decides to buy a secondhand car—a detail he neglects to tell his staid wife, Mary. But Topper's little secret turns into an unexpectedly ... Read more

    $8.09 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Topper

    by Thorne Smith ...
    Elegant, fun-loving George and Marion Kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover they've become, well, ghosts. Making the best of a bad situation, they decide that being dead is the perfect opportunity to liven up staid, stuffy Cosmo Topper. Naturally, much hilarity ensues. ... Read more

    $1.90 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Topper

    by Thorne Smith ...
    Cosmo Topper a staid and dull banker with an nagging wife ,who has perpetual indigestion. (She needs Pepto - Bismol)A drastic change happens in his boring life, after buying an old sports car.The auto was previously owned by an irresponsible rich young couple ,who died in it . While driving in the country , he starts seeing things and maybe going a little insane! ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Night Life of the Gods

    by Thorne Smith ...
    One of Thorne Smith's better outings. When a scientist pairs up with a witch with the ability to bring statues to life, chaos ensues. The two decide it would be a good idea to bring the statues of the gods at the Metropolitan Museum to life. But the gods, it turns out, are too human by half -- they immediately start to cavort, bicker, drink, and carry on in a spree of epic proportions. ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Passionate Witch (Horror and Fantasy Classics)

    by Thorne Smith ...
    This early work by Thorne Smith was originally published in 1942 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Passionate Witch' was James Thorne Smith Jr.'s last novel and was left unfinished at the time of his death in 1934, it was finally finished by Norman Matson. Mr. T. Wallace Wooly is a rich, sober, upstanding member of the community who lives a calm, frugal ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Glorious Pool

    Enriched edition. Diving into a whimsical world of wishes, humor, and chaos

    by Thorne Smith, Logan Lambert ...
    In "The Glorious Pool," Thorne Smith masterfully intertwines fantasy and comedy, creating a narrative that reflects the whimsical spirit of the 1920s. Set against the backdrop of a languorous summer, the novel revolves around an enchanted swimming pool that serves as a portal to surreal experiences and ramblings of the human condition. Smith's jovial prose, characterized by witty dialogue and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Topper: The Jovial Ghosts

    by Thorne Smith ...
    Topper was Thorne Smith's best selling work. Published in 1926, Topper: The Jovial Ghosts follows respectable banker called Cosmo Topper and his misadventures with a couple of ghosts, Marion and George Kerby. It was made into a film, Topper, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Hal Roach in 1937 starring Roland Young and Billie Burke; the cast included Cary Grant as George Kerby and Constance Bennett as ... Read more

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  • Turnabout

    by Thorne Smith ...
    Sally Willows envied her adman husband his glamorous work; Tim Willows felt Sally lived in ease and luxury while he was sweating to pay the bills. So an ill-tempered minor god, tired of their bickering, worked a modest miracle... Sally Willows, now occupying her husband’s body, experienced the full horrors of the Nationwide Advertising Agency, while Tim, now outwardly Sally, dealt with the ... Read more

    $1.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Bishop's Jaegers

    by Thorne Smith ...
    Depressed and indifferent heir of a vast coffee import fortune, Peter Van Dyke finds his life and high society engagement turn upside down when his secretary, Josephine Duval, determines that she will rescue him from his horrible fate by ruining him morally. After an amusing scandal involving a nude Peter Van Dyke, Miss Duval and an ill starred burglar in a coat closet, he finds himself cast ... Read more

    $1.55 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus