The Penguin Book of British Comic Writing

by PatriciaCraig (Editor)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $3.29

  This companion book to The Penguin Book of British Comic Stories brings together a selection of non-fiction writing which displays a comic aspect. The book encompasses nearly 50 years of British comic writing and includes, among many styles and genres, autobiographies, parodies, book reviews and travel writing. The book includes contributions from writers as diverse as Rebecca West, George Orwell, Cyril Connolly, A.J.P. Taylor, John Mortimer, Germaine Greer and Fiona Pitt-Kethley.

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.44

  This is an anthology of modern comic non-fiction (selected from memoirs, reviews, newspaper columns, etc), ranging from G.K. Chesterton through Stephen Potter to Clive James and Miles Kington. Like Patricia Craig`s other compilation, The Penguin Book of British Comic Stories , the pieces are chosen to illustrate a specifically British (and Irish) kind of humorous approach to the world, and the choice is supported with a critical introduction.