The Wicked Wit of England is celebration of British humour, featuring a collection of stories, anecdotes, quips "es that capture the various idiosyncrasies of the English character.

If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying
- along with our fondness for eating chips out of old newspapers, our nostalgia for the shipping forecast (even though most of us have never ventured out to sea in a trawler) & the fact that not all men wear bowler hats to work
- it is our sense of humour.

Ah, you English & your humour, they will say, with an air of suspicion, unsure as to whether they have just been unexpectedly praised or routinely insulted.

It is easy to sympathize with them, for English humour encompasses a number of different styles. It can be surreal or satirical, dark or sophisticated, bawdy or genteel. & nobody does irony or sarcasm like the English. If Olympic gold medals were awarded for sarcasm, we would top the leader board every time.

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• ISBN: 9781789290219
• Author: Geoff Tibballs
• Publisher: Michael OMara Books
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 160
• Dimensions: 20.5 x 14 x 2cm















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Are you stuck for a cutting put-down, at a loss for a witty riposte, or just plain tongue-tied? This hilarious compendium of jibes, taunts, & slurs will equip you with a wealth of insults & witty comebacks for every occasion.

With an assortment of"ations from great writers, philosophers, actors, & politicians on all subjects from relationships to religion, this book ensures against a lack of derogatory remark or defamatory insult for any situation.

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• ISBN: 9781789290769
• Author: Maria Leach
• Publisher: Michael OMara Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 248
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1.5cm









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It’s never too late to follow your dreams… Twenty years ago, Abigail Patterson put her promising tennis career on hold to have her baby son, Robbie. But after a wild card entry to Wimbledon, she suddenly finds herself swept up in a world she thought she’d left behind – & against all odds, she’s winning! Yet as those long-buried dreams of lifting the sparkling silver trophy on centre court inch closer, Abi knows that it’s only a matter of time before the press start digging into her past & uncover the secret she’s kept hidden for so long. The stakes are raised, but this time nothing – & no one – is going to stand in her way. But could the greatest comeback of all time destroy everything she’s sacrificed to protect? Product Information: • ISBN: 9781398711358 • Author: Judy Murray • Publisher: Orion Publishing • Format: Paperback • Pages: 320 • Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.4cm ...

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