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Book Review: The Ring and the Crown, by Melissa de.GIVEAWAY: Sherpani Presta Large Commuter Messenger.The story's character doesn't do this at the end of the story.

And, the most major difference: Walter Mitty decides to have a real-life adventure in the movie, for the purpose of finding a lost photo negative of which he was in charge.The story seems to take place in the suburbs, and Walter Mitty lives in NYC in the movie.The story was published in 1939 and has the feel of that time period - "overshoes," brandy, etc.In the story, he is married, and it revolves around a day of him accompanying and dropping of his wife for errands in the film, he has a major crush on a coworker (Kristen Wiig), and even goes as far as to join eHarmony just to talk to her.The general theme of the story is the same as the movie: Walter tends to daydream - okay, he daydreams a LOT - and it helps him cope with his mundane life. I was able to read the short story recently and was surprised by how different it was from the movie. The movie is actually based on a short story of the same name, by James Thurber, which was published on March 18, 1939. I was able to see the film version of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty back in December 2013 (click here for review) and I still remember how great the cinematography was and how it was such a breath of fresh air - a very original movie. The opinions expressed here, however, are my own. *Disclosure: I was provided with a complimentary Google Play download of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty to facilitate this post. Ben Stiller in The Secret Life of Walter Mitty