Oxford Book of Humorous Prose From William Caxton to P. G. Wodehouse: a Conducted TourReissue

Name: Oxford Book of Humorous Prose From William Caxton to P. G. Wodehouse: a Conducted TourReissue
Price: 99.2 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780192803795

ISBN-10: 0192803794

ISBN-13: 9780192803795

Edition: 2002 (Reissue)

Authors: Frank Muir

List price: $24.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $99.20

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

In this magisterial collection, Frank Muir guides the reader on a journey of discovery and delight through five centuries of humorous prose in the English language.Starting in London with William Caxton and a Preface written and printed in 1477, and ending with P. G. Wodehouse whose last novel was published in 1977, the route is meandering: from England to Ireland and Scotland, back to England again, on to America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. There are examples chosen from humorous fiction, letters, and journalism written by over 200 authors and ranging from medieval jests to the New Yorker and Beachcomber; from Thomas Nashe andTom Brown's galloping bawdy to Jane Austen and on to…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/5/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1198
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 2.02" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English

Frank Muir lived in Surrey with his wife Polly for many years. He died in 1998.