Joyce Nathan - The History Of Insults Over 100 Put - Downs Slights & Snubs Through The Ages - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 channeling 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 realize 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
Title: The History Of Insults Over 100 Put - Downs Slights & Snubs Through The Ages
Author(s): Joyce Nathan
Publisher: Ryland Peters & Small Ltd
Barcode: 9781912983568
Pages: 112 Pages, 40 Black And White And Col Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/27/2022
Category: Gift Books