Thorne Smith

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born

in Annapolis, Maryland, The United States

March 27, 1892

died

June 21, 1934

gender

male

website

http://www.thornesmith.net/

genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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James Thorne Smith, Jr. was an American writer of humorous supernatural fantasy fiction under the byline Thorne Smith. He is best known today for the two Topper novels, comic fantasy fiction involving sex, much drinking and supernatural transformations. With racy illustrations, these sold millions of copies in the 1930s and were equally popular in paperbacks of the 1950s.

Smith was born in Annapolis, Maryland, the son of a Navy commodore and attended Dartmouth College. Following hungry years in Greenwich Village, working part-time as an advertising agent, Smith achieved meteoric success with the publication of Topper in 1926. He was an early resident of Free Acres, a social experimental community developed by Bolton Hall according to the eco...more

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Average rating: 3.81 · 1,024 ratings · 153 reviews · 23 distinct works · Similar authors

	Topper by Thorne Smith, Carolyn See (Introduction) 3.69 of 5 stars 3.69 avg rating — 359 ratings — published 1926 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Night Life of the Gods by Thorne Smith, Carolyn See (Introduction) 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 196 ratings — published 1931 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Topper Takes a Trip by Thorne Smith, Carolyn See (Introduction) 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1932 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Turnabout 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1931 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Stray Lamb 4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1929 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glorious Pool 3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1934 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rain in the Doorway 3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1933 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bishop's Jaegers 3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1932 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Passionate Witch by Thorne Smith, Norman Matson (Completed By) 3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1941 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Skin and Bones 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1933 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars