Biography for Beginners (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (912 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486780562 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"â "Karl Marx Wrapped Up in his Sharks"" according to Bassocantor. "Funny quips by the sharp-tongued Mr Edmund Clerihew,Lead me to write this brief but pointed review;When we add snarky sketches penned by G.K.,We entice the harried reader to stay."This is a re-publication of the third edition of the original Biography for Beginners, published in 1925. I admit I had never heard of this little gem. The â "Karl Marx Wrapped Up in his Sharks" Bassocantor "Funny quips by the sharp-tongued Mr Edmund Clerihew,Lead me to write this brief but pointed review;When we add snarky sketches penned by G.K.,We entice the harried reader to stay."This is a re-publication of the third edition of the original Biography for Beginners, published in 1925. I admit I had never heard of this little gem. The 4-line quips are known as, what else? "Clerihews."I can't decide what I like better--the clever 4-line clerihews or the Chesterton comics. The quips sound a lot like Chesterton--they have that "snarky" feel to them like Chesterton writes. For those readers fami. -line quips are known as, what else? "Clerihews."I can't decide what I like better--the clever â "Karl Marx Wrapped Up in his Sharks" Bassocantor "Funny quips by the sharp-tongued Mr Edmund Clerihew,Lead me to write this brief but pointed review;When we add snarky sketches penned by G.K.,We entice the harried reader to stay."This is a re-publication of the third edition of the original Biography for Beginners, published in 1925. I admit I had never heard of this little gem. The 4-line quips are known as, what else? "Clerihews."I can't decide what I like better--the clever 4-line clerihews or the Chesterton comics. The quips sound a lot like Chesterton--they have that "snarky" feel to them like Chesterton writes. For those readers fami. -line clerihews or the Chesterton comics. The quips sound a lot like Chesterton--they have that "snarky" feel to them like Chesterton writes. For those readers fami. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED A MUST READ What a very interesting and comical book this one is, satirical, humorous together with associated cartoon character touching on the finer points of rhyming lines and a unusual form of verse.. David Wineberg said Elegant, Compact, and Dead On. Possibly the easiest book to read, Biography for Beginners consists of a four line ditty describing the identifying bent of some famous man, plus a caricature by GK Chesterton, illustrating that trait. It is whimsical but accurate, in the nature of better political cartoons. The subjects tend to be names from pop culture and British history, so many will not be recognized, particularly by Americans. But the British are just as dismissive of what preceded their own self importance, and will puzzle over many. Nonetheless, the book gets republished again and again, and we are rapidly approachin
Bentley's four-line poems, known as "clerihews," offer satirical views of historical figures, from Edward the Confessor and Odo of Bayeux to Sir Walter Raleigh, Jane Austen, Karl Marx, Theodore Roosevelt, and many others. The witty verses are accompanied by the book's outstanding feature: whimsical full-page illustrations by G. K. Chesterton.. The Art of BiographyIs different from Geography.Geography is about Maps,But Biography is about Chaps.With these rhyming lines, English novelist and humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley introduces this book and an unusual form of verse of his own invention
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