The Wicked Wit of England

by Geoff Tibballs

Overview

If there is one thing that first-time visitors to England find mystifying, it is the sense of humor. English humor encompasses a number of different styles. It can be surreal or satirical, dark or sophisticated, bawdy or genteel. And nobody does irony or sarcasm like the English. The various idiosyncrasies of the English character—the social awkwardness, the constant need to apologize, the weather obsession, the stiff upper lip, and the love of queuing, to name but a few—are celebrated inthiscollection of stories, anecdotes, quips, and quotes featuring English people from all walks of life, from Quentin Crisp to Frank Skinner and Stephen Hawking to Thora Hird. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789290219
Publisher:	Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date:	07/01/2019
Series:	The Wicked Wit
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	320,082
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Geoff Tibballs is the editor of The Mammoth Book of Humor. 

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Peculiarly English 11

2 A Touch of Class 27

3 Practical Jokers 45

4 The North/South Divide 61

5 A Nation of Eccentrics 71

6 Sharp Minds and Sharp Tongues 85

7 Order! Order! 103

8 No Sex, Please 117

9 The English Abroad 125

10 A Nice Cup of Tea and a Biscuit 137

11 Written in Stone 145

12 Seeing the Funny Side 151

Bibliography 159