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Topper (Modern Library)
by Thorne Smith

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Publisher Comments:

Set in the 1930s, it all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a second-hand car only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners — the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise by careening the car into an oak tree. The ghosts, George and Marion Kerby, make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab "summer of suburban Sundays" that is his life, and they commence a series of madcap adventures that leave Topper, and anyone else who crosses their path, in a whirlwind of discomfiture and delight.

Synopsis:

Thorne Smith is a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Topper, his best-known work, is the hilarious, ribald comedy on which the hit television show and movie (starring Cary Grant) were based. It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owners - the reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree. The ghosts, George and Marion Kerby, make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab "summer of suburban Sundays" that is his life - and they commence a series of madcap adventures that leave Topper, and anyone else who crosses their path, in a whirlwind of discomfiture and delight.
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About the Author


Thorne Smith was the author of nine novels, including The Night Life of the Gods, Topper Takes a Trip, and The Stray Lamb. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892 and died in 1934. Carolyn See is the author of nine books. Her latest novel is The Handyman.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780375753053
Introduction:
Smith, Thorne
Publisher:
Modern Library
Introduction:
See, Carolyn
Author:
Smith, Thorne
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Humorous
Subject:
Ghost stories
Subject:
Ghost
Subject:
Humorous fiction
Subject:
Bank employees
Subject:
Bank employees -- Fiction.
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Modern Library (Paperback)
Publication Date:
February 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
8.42x5.70x.63 in. .72 lbs.
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