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Research-tinged reflections on the entire (available) oeuvre of humorist Robert C. Benchley (1889-1945), as they appear in Gordon E. Ernst Jr’s Robert Benchley: An Annotated Bibliography.

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🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉 Absolutely Essential American Writing

🦉🦉🦉🦉 Exemplary Benchley and Not To Be Missed

🦉🦉🦉 The Benchmark of Excellence

🦉🦉 Inessential Work (But Still Worth a Hoot)

🦉 A Regurgitated Pellet