The Second Book Of Insults
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: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
For anyone who has ever longed for the perfect withering retort, The Second Book of Insults delivers a masterclass in the art of verbal demolition, gathering history's most devastating put-downs, barbs, and cutting observations into one gloriously sharp collection. Nancy McPhee chronicles centuries of inspired invective, drawing on the wit of politicians, playwrights, poets, and public figures to present a treasury of scorn that ranges from the elegantly civilised to the magnificently vicious. This volume serves as both a celebration of linguistic ingenuity and a testament to humanity's enduring talent for creative contempt, illustrating how the well-aimed insult has long been a weapon of choice for the sharpest minds in history. McPhee's curation is astute and wide-ranging, arranging her ammunition by theme and target to maximum comic and rhetorical effect. As a companion to her original Book of Insults, this sequel proves that the world's supply of inspired rudeness is, happily, inexhaustible — leaving the reader to wonder just who, in their own life, might deserve a perfectly chosen volley from these pages.
Author: Nancy Mcphee
Format: Hardback
Genre: Humour
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
For anyone who has ever longed for the perfect withering retort, The Second Book of Insults delivers a masterclass in the art of verbal demolition, gathering history's most devastating put-downs, barbs, and cutting observations into one gloriously sharp collection. Nancy McPhee chronicles centuries of inspired invective, drawing on the wit of politicians, playwrights, poets, and public figures to present a treasury of scorn that ranges from the elegantly civilised to the magnificently vicious. This volume serves as both a celebration of linguistic ingenuity and a testament to humanity's enduring talent for creative contempt, illustrating how the well-aimed insult has long been a weapon of choice for the sharpest minds in history. McPhee's curation is astute and wide-ranging, arranging her ammunition by theme and target to maximum comic and rhetorical effect. As a companion to her original Book of Insults, this sequel proves that the world's supply of inspired rudeness is, happily, inexhaustible — leaving the reader to wonder just who, in their own life, might deserve a perfectly chosen volley from these pages.