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Books in A Methuen humour classic series

  • 1066 And All That: A Memorable History of England

    W. C. Sellar , RJ Yeatman

    Paperback (Methuen Publishing Ltd, Oct. 1, 2010)
    One of the most well-loved and best-selling British humor titles of all time "Canute began by being a Bad King on the advice of his Courtiers, who informed him (owing to a misunderstanding of the Rule Britannia) that the King of England was entitled to sit on the sea without getting wet." This humorous "history" is a book that has itself become part of the UK's history. The authors made the claim that "All the History you can remember is in the Book," and, for most Brits, they were probably right. But it is their own unique interpretation of events that has made the book a classic; an uproarious satire on textbook history and a population's confused recollections of it.
  • 1066 & All That: 75th Anniversary Edition

    W. C. Sellar , RJ Yeatman

    Hardcover (Methuen Publishing Ltd, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Since its publication in October of 1930, this classic spoof on textbook history has sold four million copies worldwide and has itself become a part of humor history. This anniversary edition is a celebration of this uproarious satire's lingering appeal and is enhanced by brilliant new drawings by cartoonist Stephen Appleby.
  • Let Your Mind Alone!: And Other More or Less Inspirational Pieces

    James Thurber

    Paperback (Arrow (A Division of Random House Group), Aug. 11, 1983)
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  • Candy Is Dandy: The Best of Ogden Nash

    Ogden Nash, Linell Smith, Isabel Eberstadt, Nash Ogden

    Paperback (Arrow (A Division of Random House Group), Aug. 8, 1985)
    A bumper volume of the best poems by a hugely funny and quotable writer.
  • The Nonsense Verse of Edward Lear

    Edward Lear, John Vernon Lord

    Paperback (Arrow (A Division of Random House Group), Aug. 14, 1986)
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  • 1066 and All That

    sellar

    Paperback (dell, March 15, 1984)
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