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020 _a9781781257302
043 _aen_UK
041 _aeng
245 0 _aScorn
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_bProfile books,
_c2016
500 _athe wittiest and wickedest insults in human history
505 _aIntroduction; Humanity; God and Religion; Morality; Nations; Places; Race; Class and Courtesy; Kings, Queens and Commoners; People, Politicians and Government; Left and Right; British Politics; Peers; Australian Politics; American Politics; Politics in Europe and Beyond; War; Empire; Journalism; Writers, Publishers and Critics; Art; Music; Theatre, Film and Television; Doctors and Psychologists; Law and Lawyers; Business and Economics; Sport; Celebrity; Food and Drink; Women and Men; Marriage and Family; Age; Ancients, Primitives and Folk Curses. EU Referendum ScornAcknowledgements; Index.
520 _aThe 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 -- Books of the Year * Scotland on Sunday * [A] glorious compendium of spite. * Daily Mail *
590 _b'Fully revised and updated edition containing a special selection of the finest EU Referendum scorn.'--Back cover of dust jacket. ; Bibliography note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
630 _aCLASS P - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
_9475
650 _aInvective
_911986
650 _aWit and humor
_911987
650 _aAbuse
_911988
650 _a Verbal
_911989
650 _aInsults
_911990
650 _aInsults
_911990
650 _a Verbal
_911989
650 _aVerbal abuse
_911991
650 _aVituperation
_911992
650 _a
_912
700 _aParris, Matthew
_eAuthor
_911993
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912 _a2016-01-01
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