Wicked Wit of England, Hardcover - Geoff Tibballs

A collection of stories, anecdotes, quips and quotes that illustrate the unique nature of English humour. Tibballs is the author of The Grumpy Old ...

The renowned wit, humour and way with a funny story that runs through Irish culture and history is considered and drawn from here, touching on figu...

What is it about Scotland that people love so much? Scotland is famous for many things, as any Scotsman will happily tell you. The list of Scottish...

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, GBE has been at the forefront of British public life since he married Princess Elizabeth in 1...

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The speeches and sayings of Winston Churchill have often passed into history. This collection brings together a collection of his most famous sayin...

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A celebration of Queen Elizabeth's reign through some of her wittiest, most sarcastic, and humorous observations, revealing a fascinating side of h...

Over 10, 000 short jokes arranged in categories from A to Z.

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Quite simply, the greatest compendium of humour ever written! Over 7500 entries.Publisher: Little, Brown Book GroupAuthor(s): Geoff TibballsNumber ...

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For 60 years the Eurovision Song Contest has existed in a parallel universe where a song about the construction of a hydro-electric power station i...

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A guide to the weirdest and most wonderful museums in the world, from the Currywurst Museum of Berlin to the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum

When the Viking Great Army swept through England between 865 and 878 CE, the course of English history was forever changed. The people of the Briti...

Late in AD 937, four armies met in a place called Brunanburh. On one side stood the shield-wall of the expanding kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons. On th...

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This rare collection is a must for all Jane-ites. It represents what Richard Church regarded as Jane Austen's literary work-basket, and contains so...

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There's a side of the world those deemed "normal" don't see, save for glimpses in flashing moments of fear and confusion. These places exist just a...

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A collection of the best one-liners and caustic quips from all 6 series of }Downton Abbey{. Includes quotes from characters such as Carson, the Cou...

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