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Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History
Matthew Parris
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Description for Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History
hardcover. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: WHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 206 x 41. Weight in Grams: 566. Good clean copy, showing light age and shelfwear. Light wear to dust jacket
'He's 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do. Or three days, like last time.' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage 'You're as ugly as a salad.' Bulgarian insult 'I'm going to beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.' Muhammed Ali There's no pleasure like a perfectly-turned put-down (when it's directed at somebody else, of course) but Matthew Parris's Scorn is sharply different from the standard collections. Here are the funniest, sharpest, rudest and most devastating insults in history, from ancient Roman graffiti to the battlefields of Twitter. ... Read more
'He's 100% political herpes. Back in six months whatever you do. Or three days, like last time.' Camilla Long on Nigel Farage 'You're as ugly as a salad.' Bulgarian insult 'I'm going to beat him so bad he'll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.' Muhammed Ali There's no pleasure like a perfectly-turned put-down (when it's directed at somebody else, of course) but Matthew Parris's Scorn is sharply different from the standard collections. Here are the funniest, sharpest, rudest and most devastating insults in history, from ancient Roman graffiti to the battlefields of Twitter. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Profile Books London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781257296
SKU
KMO0000883
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Ref
99-1
About Matthew Parris
Matthew Parris worked for the Foreign Office before serving as an MP. He now writes as a columnist for The Times and the Spectator, and in 2011 won the Best Columnist award at the British Press Awards. He is the author of several books, including his autobiography Chance Witness and the bestselling The Spanish Ambassador's Suitcase.
Reviews for Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History
The ideal stocking-filler - miniature in size and big on malevolence
Francis Wheen
Mail on Sunday
The clearest pen and the most fastidious sense of quality
Alan Clark
The Times
A beautiful collection of insults down the ages. Parris has a feel for language, a sense of history and a wonderful wit
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Francis Wheen
Mail on Sunday
The clearest pen and the most fastidious sense of quality
Alan Clark
The Times
A beautiful collection of insults down the ages. Parris has a feel for language, a sense of history and a wonderful wit
Books ... Read more