SCIENTISTS have proved that
Benchley, like an old olive, is definitely habit-forming. People denied their
yearly dose of Benchley have been known to go stark, raving mad and in despair
to fall back on The Rover Boys or kiddie-car racing. Indeed, the hue and cry
for more Benchley and still more Benchley has grown so clamorous that in sheer
self-defense the publisher offers this selection of Benchleyana, cream-of-the-crop
from books which are now no longer available. Here are all the gems of his
notions about doing things, seeing things, and thinking things, a fresh,
hilarious point of view on the funny things that happen to funny people; in
short, an antidote for what ails you and a perfect book for people who intend
to Keep On Going.
A reviewer has said:
"Benchley wears well,” for he achieves levity without lather. He never
gets into a sweat in search of his fun, nor is he out of breath when he takes a
quip.”
Stephen Leacock has written:
"None excel Robert Benchley in the ingenious technique of verbal humor. As
a writer of nonsense for nonsense' sake, he is unsurpassed.'
This special edition of INSIDE BENCHLEY
has been made available to the Armed Forces of the United States through an
arrangement with the original publisher Harper & Brothers, New York
Editions for the Armed Service
Inc., a non-profit organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime.
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