{"product_id":"9780241978542-english-humour-for-beginners","title":"English Humour for Beginners","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'To write a book is hard; to write a funny book is harder; to write a funny book both wise and funny is the prerogative of Mr. Mikes'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e_________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSo proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell (\"Every joke is a tiny revolution\") to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMrs Kennedy: \"I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinston Churchill: \"For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30964912783457,"sku":"9780241978542","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32378824.jpg?v=1741174357","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241978542-english-humour-for-beginners","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}