The Frank Muir Book: An Irreverent Companion To Social History
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A delightfully witty work of social history and popular culture, The Frank Muir Book: An Irreverent Companion to Social History presents a humorous and wide-ranging tour through the quirks, customs, and curiosities of human civilization as seen through the sharp, comic lens of one of Britain's best-loved writers and broadcasters. Muir chronicles the oddities of everyday life across the centuries, weaving together anecdotes, observations, and satirical commentary to illuminate how society has eaten, dressed, entertained itself, and generally muddled through. The tone is consistently irreverent and warmly comic, reflecting Muir's celebrated wit and his gift for making the absurdities of history feel both immediate and laugh-out-loud funny. Rather than a dry academic survey, it serves as an entertaining compendium that illustrates the richness of social history through the lens of human folly and ingenuity. Readers with an appetite for clever, erudite humor and a love of cultural history will find it an endlessly diverting companion.
Author: Frank Muir
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Book Club Associates
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
A delightfully witty work of social history and popular culture, The Frank Muir Book: An Irreverent Companion to Social History presents a humorous and wide-ranging tour through the quirks, customs, and curiosities of human civilization as seen through the sharp, comic lens of one of Britain's best-loved writers and broadcasters. Muir chronicles the oddities of everyday life across the centuries, weaving together anecdotes, observations, and satirical commentary to illuminate how society has eaten, dressed, entertained itself, and generally muddled through. The tone is consistently irreverent and warmly comic, reflecting Muir's celebrated wit and his gift for making the absurdities of history feel both immediate and laugh-out-loud funny. Rather than a dry academic survey, it serves as an entertaining compendium that illustrates the richness of social history through the lens of human folly and ingenuity. Readers with an appetite for clever, erudite humor and a love of cultural history will find it an endlessly diverting companion.