The History of Insults - Put-Downs, Slights, and Snubs Through the Ages

Klappentext A collection of insults through the ages, from Medieval knights, Wild West cowboys, Shakespearean actors and Jazz-Age flappers. Zusammenfassung History lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages – the targets of your barrage of vintage invective won't know what's hit them. Ever wanted to “air the lungs (1)” like a cowboy or dreamed of channeling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a Medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realise this ambition? Well, you’re in luck because The History of Insults has some of the finest put-downs of all time – starting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to the Jazz Age. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heart’s content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, “It’s more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!” (1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies

Product details

• Authors: To Be Announced
• Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2017
• EAN: 9781911026303
• ISBN: 978-1-911026-30-3
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Humour, satire, satirical comedy; Humour, Gift books, Gift & Humour, gift, humour, insults, funny