Bernstein, Burton. Thurber. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1975. Although many facts in this biography have been challenged by scholars, it remains the most complete life of Thurber.

Blair, Walter, and Hamlin Hill. America's Humor: From Poor Richard to Doonesbury. New York: Oxford University Press, 1978. Blair and Hill place Thurber in the context of a history of American humor, giving special attention to "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty."

Gale, Steven. "James Thurber." In Popular World Fiction. Vol. 4. Edited by Walton Beacham and Suzanne Niemeyer. Washington, DC: Beacham Publishing, 1987. Gale summarizes Thurber's career, including interesting new information, and discusses three short works.

Heller, Terry. "James Thurber." In Critical Survey of Short Fiction. Vol. 6.

Edited by Frank Magill. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press, 1981. This article discusses Thurber's short fiction and includes a brief analysis of The White Deer.

Holmes, Charles S. The Clocks of Columbus. New...