Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest

These ninety-odd pieces were chosen from thirty years of Robert Benchley's humorous pieces by his son.

First published in 1988, this book contains entries on famous American Humorists. Humor has been present in American literature, from the beginning, and has dev