The secret life of walter mitty 1947

1939 short story by James Thurber

This article is about the original short story. For the 1947 film, see The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film).

For the 2013 film, see The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013 film).

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories,^[1] it first appeared in The New Yorker on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book My World and Welcome to It (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1942).^[2] It has since been reprinted in James Thurber: Writings and Drawings (The Library of America, 1996, ISBN 1-883011-22-1), is available on-line on the New Yorker website,^[3] and is one of the most anthologized short stories in American literature.^[4] The story is considered one of Thurber's "acknowledged masterpieces".^[5] It was made into a 1947 film of the same name, with Danny Kaye in the title role,