Wrotten English - A Celebration of Literary Misprints, Mistakes and Mishaps

Informationen zum Autor A former newspaper reporter! magazine editor and publishing executive! Peter Haining was best known as a prolific author and editor! having contributed to more than 170 publications in his lifetime. He wrote both fiction and non-fiction! with a strong focus on horror and fantasy! but also on a variety of subjects from the Second World War to Doctor Who. Peter passed away in 2007. Klappentext A fabulously funny collection of literary blunders from classic--and not-so classic--works of literature A collection of side-splitting authors' errors! publishers' goofs! printers' blunders! terrible titles! and comical clangers! this anthology covers all manner of literary lunacy dating back since the invention of the printing press. Painstakingly researched! it offers curious opening lines! fantastic fictions whose titles are too terrible to be true! and some of the most suggestive double entendres committed by those who really should know better. Zusammenfassung Painstakingly researched and tapping in to the public's insatiable general interest with the written word! Wrotten English contains curious opening lines! fantastic fictions whose titles are too terrible to be true and some of the most suggestive double entendres committed by those who really should know better!

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• Autori: Peter Haining
• Editore: Pavilion Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9781907554100
• ISBN: 978-1-907554-10-0
• Pagine: 208
• Categoria: Narrativa > Fumetti, cartoni, humour, satira > Humour, satira, cabaret