My Ten Years in a Quandary, and How They Grew

My Ten Years in a Quandary, and How They Grew is a 1936 collection of 105 short humorous essays by Robert Benchley.Poore, C.G. (May 10, 1936). The title refers to Margaret Sidney's popular series Five Little Peppers and How They Grew. It Seems That This Is Mr. Benchley's Saga of the Gaga. New York Times The book was originally published by Harper Brothers and illustrated by Gluyas Williams.Merriam-Webster (1995). Merriam-Webster's encyclopedia of literature, p. 125. Merriam-Webster, It was a best-seller upon release.Staff report (June 7, 1936). Ten Best Sellers Of Current Week. Hartford Courant

Critical reception The collection is considered one of Benchley's "most brilliant."Riverside Dictionary (2004). "Benchley, Robert Charles." The Riverside Dictionary of Biography, p. 73, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, A reviewer at America wrote, that My Ten Years in a Quandary, and How They Grew is "bristling… with tiny, droll essays on almost every subject imaginable, and inducing in the reader a state of sustained hilarity."Editorial staff (1936). My Ten Years in a Quandary (review). America, p. 236 Robert van Gelder of the New York Times wrote, "if there is a better bedside book than this it should be beside the couch of Jove."Van Gender, Robert (May 9, 1936). It Seems That This Is Mr. Benchley's Saga of the Gaga. New York Times A reviewer at The Baltimore Sun wrote, "I have never been able to find much humor in the writings of Robert Benchley but I must say his latest book, My Ten Years In A Quandary And How They Grew, has caught my fancy and I do not hesitate to recommend it."Review staff (May 11, 1936). My Ten Years in a Quandary, and How They Grew (review). The Baltimore Sun

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External links My Ten Years in a Quandary via Project Gutenberg