He was born in annapolis, maryland, in 1892 and died in 1934. Topper ebook by thorne smith 9788381628341 rakuten kobo. Thorne smith smith, thorne, 18921934 the online books page. Topper modern library by thorne smith, carolyn see and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Elegant, funloving george and marion kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover free. Topper a ribald adventure by thorne smith abebooks. Topper, his bestknown work, is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit television show and movie starring cary grant were based. The auto was previously owned by an irresponsible rich young couple,who died in it while driving in the country, he starts seeing. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading topper. Download the ebook topper thorne smith in pdf or epub format and read it directly on your mobile phone, computer or any device. March 27, 1892 june 20, 1934 was an american writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline thorne smith.
Thorne smith free books for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. Thorne smiths ghosts, their wit and repartee, are bound to entertain. Best known today for his creation of topper, smith s comic fantasy fiction most of it involving sex, lots of drinking, and supernatural transformat. Topper takes a trip the night life of the gods the bishops jaegers thorne smith. Making the best of a bad situation, they decide that being dead is the perfect opportunity to liven up staid, stuffy cosmo topper. The ghost of marion kerby teaches him of lifes possibilities. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this book topper, a rich businessman, decides to take a trip to france. The diary of a hapless recruit, 1918, html1 html2 epub. Read topper by thorne smith available from rakuten kobo. Thorne smith was a noteworthy author from america, who was famous for writing humorous, supernatural, science fiction, and fantasy novels. Topper was made into a 1937 film starring cary grant as george kerby, constance bennett as. Topper by thorne smith overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Thorne smith was the author of nine novels, including the night life of the gods, topper takes a trip, and the stray lamb. This is just a quick, plain and simple list in no particular order to tide you over until we can get more detail added to each title for you. Topper was made into a 1937 film starring cary grant as george kerby, constance bennett as marion kerby, and roland young as cosmo topper. Topper topper, book 1 by thorne smith book cover, description, publication history. Thorne smith, a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee, was the author of nine novels, including the night life of the gods, topper takes a trip, and the stray lamb.
Author smith is best known in todays world for writing his two novels of the topper series. Amazon pay best sellers mobiles customer service new releases pantry sell computers books amazonbasics baby gift ideas. Contains original sponsor opening and closing credits and original commercials. As captivating today as when it was first written in 1926, topper set the standard for a host of other ghost stories and was made into a movie starring cary grant 1936 and adapted for a tv series 1953. Thorne smith bestremembered for humorous novels, many turning on some fantastic plot device. Thorne smith has a dry humor and uses it for everything. Sponsored by post toasties and maxwell house coffee, the adventures of. Best known today for his creation of topper, smiths comic fantasy fiction most of it involving sex, lots of drinking, and supernatural transformations, and aided by racy illustrations sold millions of copies in the early 1930s. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
Classic tv, topper, thorne smith, leo carrol, robert sterling, anne jeffries, ghosts, comedy. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Also published under the title topper, the jovial ghosts puts thorne smiths literary imagination and quirky sense of humor on full display. Download thorne smith s topper for your kindle, tablet, ipad, pc or mobile. March 27, 1892june 21, 1934, was an american writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction. Making the best of a bad situation, they decide that being dead is the perfect opportunity to liven up staid. The new york times thorne smith is a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Thorne smith books list of books by author thorne smith. Thorne smith ebooks epub and pdf format thorne smith ebooks.
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Mar 31, 2017 author of topper, topper takes a trip, turnabout, the night life of the gods, the passionate witch, the bishops jaegers, the stray lamb, rain in the doorway thorne smith open library donate. Elegant, funloving george and marion kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover th. He is best known today for the two topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and ghosts. Also recommended thorne smith s night life of the gods. Thorne smith ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall. Thorne smith s ghosts, their wit and repartee, are bound to entertain. Topper ebook by thorne smith 9781618866004 rakuten kobo. Topperthorne smith free downloadpdf epubfreeditorial. Elegant, funloving george and marion kerby are the toast of the town. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Jason thorne smith march 27, 1892june 21, 1934, was an american writer of humorous fantasy fiction. Topper topper, book 1 by thorne smith fantastic fiction.
If book is found you will receive the direct download url. Below them you will find every thorne smith book listed in order by date of publication. The beloved charactersmortal and immortalof topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of france. Author smith is best known in todays world for writing his two novels of. Welcome to the world of thorne smith, a writer who has long been forgotten by much of the general public and publishing world despite being one of the most humorous, influential and fascinating writers of comic and fantasy novels the. Topper also known as the jovial ghosts is a 1926 novel about a respectable banker named cosmo topper and his misadventures with a couple of ghosts. Topper modern library thorne smith, carolyn see on. Elegant, funloving george and marion kerby are the toast of the town, until they wreck their flashy car and discover. It all begins when cosmo topper, a lawabiding, mildmannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners. Topper takes a trip by thorne smith, paperback barnes. To aid such seekers, ive added links to thorne smith on the topper disambiguation page. Thorne smith has 28 books on goodreads with 7619 ratings. I enjoy thorne smith, and in his day he was hugely popular, but i feel anyone after wikipedia information on the topper books would not be unduly concerned to find it only in the thorne smith entry.
Thorne smith, a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee, was the author of nine novels, including the night life of the gods, topper takes a trip, and. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Kindle store buy a kindle free kindle reading apps. Best known today for his creation of topper, smiths comic fantasy fiction most of it involving sex, lots of drinking, and supernatural transformat. A mildmannered professional, cosmo topper, finds his life turned upsidedown when he encounters a pair of ghosts, george and marian kerby. See all books authored by thorne smith, including topper, and the night life of the gods, and more on. Roland young assumed the role of cosmo topper, hope emerson that of marion kirby, and tony barrett carried the role of her husband, george kirby.