History lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages – the targets of your barrage of vintage invective won’t know what’s hit them.
Ever wanted to ‘air the lungs (1)’ like a cowboy or dreamed of channelling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realise this ambition? Well, you’re in luck, because The History of Insults has some of the finest put-downs of all time – starting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heart’s content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, ‘It’s more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!’
(1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies
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- Authors:
- Joyce, Nathan
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781912983568
- Illustrations Note:
- 40 black and white and col illustrations
- Number of Pages:
- 112
- Publication Date:
- 27/09/2022
- Publisher:
- Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
- Year Published:
- 2022
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
- SKU:
- 9781912983568