Charles Charming's Challenges On The Pathway To The Throne
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
With the wit of a court jester and the precision of a satirist, Clive James turns his celebrated eye upon the British monarchy in Charles Charming's Challenges on the Pathway to the Throne — a wickedly amusing verse narrative that chronicles the stumbling, bumbling royal progress of Prince Charles toward his destiny. Set against the glittering absurdity of courtly life, the poem tracks its protagonist through the rituals, romantic entanglements, and public spectacles that define the modern royal experience, all rendered in James's nimble, razor-sharp verse and brought to life by the brilliant caricatures of illustrator Marc. James, already renowned as one of the sharpest cultural critics of his generation, brings to this work the same irreverent intelligence that made his television criticism and autobiography required reading. The poem operates simultaneously as affectionate portrait and pointed social commentary, skewering the pomp of the British establishment while retaining a genuine warmth for its subject. Illustrated throughout by Marc, whose caricatures perfectly complement the text's playful malice, this is a book that makes royalty its punchline — and leaves the reader wondering whether the joke is on Charles, or on all of us.
Author: Clive James
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Jonathan Cape
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
With the wit of a court jester and the precision of a satirist, Clive James turns his celebrated eye upon the British monarchy in Charles Charming's Challenges on the Pathway to the Throne — a wickedly amusing verse narrative that chronicles the stumbling, bumbling royal progress of Prince Charles toward his destiny. Set against the glittering absurdity of courtly life, the poem tracks its protagonist through the rituals, romantic entanglements, and public spectacles that define the modern royal experience, all rendered in James's nimble, razor-sharp verse and brought to life by the brilliant caricatures of illustrator Marc. James, already renowned as one of the sharpest cultural critics of his generation, brings to this work the same irreverent intelligence that made his television criticism and autobiography required reading. The poem operates simultaneously as affectionate portrait and pointed social commentary, skewering the pomp of the British establishment while retaining a genuine warmth for its subject. Illustrated throughout by Marc, whose caricatures perfectly complement the text's playful malice, this is a book that makes royalty its punchline — and leaves the reader wondering whether the joke is on Charles, or on all of us.