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"<Thorne Smith> created the modern American ghost. A ghost with style and wit. A ghost that haunts us still." --The New York Times 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... read more

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First Sentence

For some minutes now Scollops had been gazing searchingly at Mr. Topper.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - No Change
Chapter 2 - Scollops Looks Inscrutable
Chapter 3 - Mr. Topper Pusues the Sun
Chapter 4 - Mrs. Topper is Not Delighted
Chapter 5 - The Nebulous Lap
Chapter 6 - Disaster at the Curb
Chapter 7 - Topper Calls on a Tree
Chapter 8 - Wayward Ghosts
Chapter 9 - Local Historians Disagree
Chapter 10 - The Haunted Courtroom
Chapter 11 - Antics of a Hat Stand
Chapter 12 - A Smoky Lady in Knickers
Chapter 13 - Escape
Chapter 14 - The Singing Shower-Bath
Chapter 15 - Such a Restful Place!
Chapter 16 - Enter the Colonel and Mrs. Hart
Chapter 17 - The Colonel Orders Dinner
Chapter 18 - Mr. Topper Does Not Celebrate
Chapter 19 - Oscar in Toto
Chapter 20 - The Return to the Tree
Chapter 21 - Through the Easter Egg

Authors & Contributors

  1. Thorne Smith (Author)
 

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