The Folio Book Of Humorous Anecdotes
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Laughter, it turns out, is one of the most faithfully recorded phenomena in human history — and The Folio Book of Humorous Anecdotes is its finest archive. This gloriously entertaining anthology gathers some of the wittiest, most absurd, and most delightfully embarrassing true stories ever committed to print, drawn from centuries of literary tradition and spanning the full sweep of human folly. From the bumbling aristocrat to the sharp-tongued wit, from the drawing room to the battlefield, each anecdote is a perfectly cut gem of comic timing and social observation, introduced with characteristic elegance by Edward Leeson and brought to vivid life by Nick Hardcastle's charming illustrations. What makes this collection so enduringly captivating is its revelation that humour is not merely entertainment but a mirror held up to the human condition itself. The Folio Society, renowned for producing volumes of exceptional quality and literary distinction, presents here a treasury that sits comfortably alongside the great works of comic literature. Whether the subject is Churchill's devastating put-downs, Johnson's eccentric pronouncements, or the countless unnamed figures who stumbled magnificently through history, the book argues — with considerable wit — that the ability to laugh at ourselves is among our most civilised achievements. Readers who open this volume in search of a quick chuckle will find themselves, hours later, still turning pages.
Author: Edward Leeson
Format: Hardback
Published: 2005, The Folio Society
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Laughter, it turns out, is one of the most faithfully recorded phenomena in human history — and The Folio Book of Humorous Anecdotes is its finest archive. This gloriously entertaining anthology gathers some of the wittiest, most absurd, and most delightfully embarrassing true stories ever committed to print, drawn from centuries of literary tradition and spanning the full sweep of human folly. From the bumbling aristocrat to the sharp-tongued wit, from the drawing room to the battlefield, each anecdote is a perfectly cut gem of comic timing and social observation, introduced with characteristic elegance by Edward Leeson and brought to vivid life by Nick Hardcastle's charming illustrations. What makes this collection so enduringly captivating is its revelation that humour is not merely entertainment but a mirror held up to the human condition itself. The Folio Society, renowned for producing volumes of exceptional quality and literary distinction, presents here a treasury that sits comfortably alongside the great works of comic literature. Whether the subject is Churchill's devastating put-downs, Johnson's eccentric pronouncements, or the countless unnamed figures who stumbled magnificently through history, the book argues — with considerable wit — that the ability to laugh at ourselves is among our most civilised achievements. Readers who open this volume in search of a quick chuckle will find themselves, hours later, still turning pages.