“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” by James Thurber, Published on the 18th of March, 1939.

“The Secret Life of Walter Mitty,” by James Thurber, was originally published in “The New Yorker” magazine on the 18th of March, 1939. The archive copy is pay per view. The text copy below is taken from the Berkeley Northside Research Group. Don’t ask me why it was there ’cause I haven’t a foggy clue....