In this, the most famous book of this kind, American humor is presented at its best and freshest. No effort was made by the editors to make this collection the most complete of the most historically representative collection of American humorous writing. The sole idea was to put together in one volume the funniest things that have ever been written in this country. E. B. White and Katharine S. White were peculiarly fitted for the job of producing such a collection of humorous writings. Ms. White has been an editor of the New Yorker since that magazine was founded, and of course Mr. White is a brilliant humorist in his own right.