{"product_id":"9781805140115-potted-portraits","title":"Potted Portraits","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is an enjoyable saunter through a portrait gallery of varied personalities from History. Revered or reviled, loved or loathed, each led a remarkable life and one that continues to be of interest today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDidn’t Cleopatra look like Elizabeth Taylor? Didn’t Shakespeare look like Shakespeare? Doesn’t Mazzini deserve to have a biscuit named after him? Did Napoleon pass his French exam? Did Nelson really see no ships? Van Gogh…or Van \u003cem\u003eGogh\u003c\/em\u003e? And can you spot Hitch’s cameo appearance this time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePotted Portraits\u003c\/em\u003e is an enjoyable saunter through a portrait gallery of varied personalities from History; revered or reviled, loved or loathed, each led a remarkable life that continues to be of interest today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a series of light verse biographies which delight in testing the limits of tolerance with their rhymes, puns and general linguistic convolutions, discover a few new things about some familiar characters; or reacquaint yourself with some familiar stories in a new way. Included are some perhaps rather less well-known figures, though no less deserving of attention and rewarding to read about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a little light didacticism, with the reasonable chance of a smile – even a laugh – this is the book for you!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40888249843809,"sku":"9781805140115","price":13.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27716283.jpg?v=1722001575","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781805140115-potted-portraits","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}