Topper was made into a 1937 film starring Cary Grant as George Kerby, Constance Bennett as Marion Kerby, and Roland Young as Cosmo Topper. Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2000. Similar to the first book but not as good in my opinion. With Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray. Product Description. Condition A very good copy with a little bit of the usual fading to the wine-colored cloth; the jacket very slightly tanned at the spine b Edition First edition. $3.00 0 bids + $3.75 shipping . Thorne Smith was the author of nine novels, including The Night Life of the Gods, Topper Takes a Trip, and The Stray Lamb. Helpful. This Just In: ‘SNL’ Star Colin Jost Is Seriously Bookish. Carolyn See, the author of more than a dozen books, was a book reviewer for The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved comedies, it proves once again that he is the undisputed master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. She lives in Pacific Palisades, California. Britain has Wodehouse; America has Thorne Smith. 52 ratings. The Thorne Smith 3 Decker, 1933 Vintage Book Illustrated The Sun Dial Press. Topper Takes a Trip (Mass Market Paperback) Published August 1945 by Doubleday, Doran & Co., Inc. Wartime Pocket Book edition, Mass Market Paperback, 312 pages There was Topper, and there was the Mediterranean. Quite funny, but not Thorne Smith's best work. Really LOVED Topper Read more. Excellent trio; "Night Life" is my favourite of all Thorne Smith's books, the 2 nd "Topper" is as good as the first, and "The Bishop's Jaegers" is a good story as well. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892 and died in 1934. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. Thorne Smith (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. Goodreads Members' Most Anticipated Books of April. The beloved characters--mortal and immortal--of Topper return in this uproarious romp through the south of France. Topper Takes a Trip. I so enjoy this kind of humor. The ghost are slightly more chaotic and sometimes evil. Read Smith and you will think you've seen it all before in comedy films. Thorne Smith was the author of nine novels, including The Night Life of the Gods, Topper Takes a Trip, and The Stray Lamb. Nor yet a … Item Price $ NOOK Book. Although this time the action is set in France, which gives him a chance to have a go at the French as well as the Americans. ... at the age of forty-two, in 1934. Two filmed sequels followed: Topper Takes a Trip, in 1939, and Topper Returns, in 1941. Details. Mr. One of Thorne Smith’s best-loved comedies, it proves once again that he is the undisputed master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee. Constance Bennett, Roland Young, Billie Burke, and Alan Mowbray reprised their roles from the earlier film; only Cary Grant was missing (other than in a few shots taken from Topper).A ghost tries to reunite a couple who she had a hand in splitting up in the prior film. That is because Hollywood stole a lot of what it knows about comedy from Smith, and it is still funny today. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Paperback. According to some historians, the month of April is actually named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, by way of the Romans.... To see what your friends thought of this book. Only 5 left in stock (more on the way). Refresh and try again. Humour comes from ghostly antics and the slightly french stereotypes. Topper & Topper takes a trip (Thorne Smith, 1926 & 1932) I hadn't seen these books since childhood, and was rather startled to see them once again, lurking unexpectedly in new, imported American editions on a bottom shelf at Forbidden Planet, the ghosts of past years slyly rematerialised. Overview. This item: Topper Takes A Trip by Thorne Smith Paperback $10.00. Description: One of Thorne Smith’s most popular books and made into a film. Read "Topper Takes A Trip" by Thorne Smith available from Rakuten Kobo. "Topper Takes a Trip" is the follow-up to Topper. $6.50. $10.00. Buy Topper Takes a Trip Reprint of an Earlier ed. . Carolyn See, the author of more than a dozen books, was a book … The descriptions are fascinating and the situations hilarious! Her latest novel is The Handyman. Refresh and try again. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Click to read more about Topper Takes a Trip by Thorne Smith. Show details. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of 288 pages and is available in Paperback format. Suffice it for me to say that as a random choice from one of my regular secondhand bookshops (Border Books, Todmorden) this turned out to be a goody. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892 and died in 1934. Books helped. Hilarity ensues everywhere. Picking up where the first film left off, we find mild-mannered banker Cosmo Topper (Young) being sued for divorce by his wife Clara (Burke). "Topper Takes a Trip" is the follow-up to Topper. 3.8 out of 5 stars. We’d love your help. Topper Takes a Trip Kindle Edition. Welcome back. This is not. This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. Title: Topper Takes a Trip Author(s): Thorne Smith ISBN: 0-89190-437-9 / 978-0-89190-437-3 (USA edition) Publisher: Amereon Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA Amazon AU See search results for this author. This is not a serious novel, but it is in the canon of humorous novels. Although the gloom of the first book is even stronger is this book, there seemed to be a fatalistic attitude to life. Due to the strange behavior of Cosmo, the judge refuses to divorce them, so Mrs. Be the first to ask a question about Topper Takes a Trip. Mrs. Topper's friend Mrs. Parkhurst has convinced Mrs. Topper to file for a divorce from Cosmo, due to the strange circumstances of his trip with ghost Marion Kirby. I found a copy of Topper Takes a Trip in an antique store, bought it, and though I’d seen the movie (it was entertaining, sue me), thought I should read this first. He was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1892 and died in 1934. Feckless, fun-loving and totally uncontrollable ghosts, George and Marion Kerby and friends -- the tortuously crooked Colonel Scott and his companion, the disreputable Mrs. Hart -- return to bring chaos and merriment into the life of mild-mannered, stuffy, and somewhat plump, Cosmo Topper. Thorne Smith is one of America's most underrated writer. My favorite wordplay is the drunken slurring of "Goddarme Gendamns" (French cops). Feedbooks is an ebook retailer, designed with mobile reading in mind. Topper is once again pursued by ghosts who turn his life upside down, this is an extract which sets gives you some idea of the tone of the book: "A vast expanse of cool ocean as blue and virginal seeming as the garments adorning the figure then inspecting it from the, Britain has Wodehouse; America has Thorne Smith. And the readers still had to think. Read reviews from world’s largest community for readers. Thorne Smith was the author of nine novels, including The Night Life of the Gods, Topper Takes a Trip, and The Stray Lamb.

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