"If puritanism is, as H.L. Mencken once said, the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy, then this glorious, monumental collection by one of England's most popular humorists is a puritan's nightmare. Focusing primarily on the 19th and 20th century, but with material dating back to Columbus, Frank Muir has packed this volume with enough joy and laughter to sink the Mayflower. The range of comic material is amazing--fro ..."
The Oxford Book of Humorous Prose(Updated) From William Caxton to P. G. Wodehouse: A Conducted Tour Reissue (Oxford Books of Prose) by FrankMuir, Oxford University Press Paperback, 1,198 Pages, Published 2002 by Oxford University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-19-280379-5, ISBN: 0-19-280379-4
"Focusing primarily on the 19th and 20th century, but with material dating back to Columbus, this volume is packed with an amazing range of comic material is--from the gentle, charming comedy of manners, to biting satire, to outrageous parody. There are excerpts from the novels of Jane Austen, P.G. Wodehouse and Mark Twain, complete short stories by O. Henry and Frank O'Connor, classic tall tales from Australia, passages from Groucho Mar ..."
"If puritanism is, as H.L. Mencken once said, the haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy, then this glorious, monumental collection by one of England's most popular humorists is a puritan's nightmare. Focusing primarily on the 19th and 20th century, but with material dating back to Columbus, Frank Muir has packed this volume with enough joy and laughter to sink the Mayflower. The range of comic material is amazing--from the ..."
"A complete collection of the short stories in Wodehouse's Blandings series, introduced by one of Britain's favourite comic writers. The volume comprizes all the stories from "Blandings Castle", "One From Plum Pie", and "One From Nothing" series."
"Collection of remarks made over the past twenty-seven centuries by the wise, the witty, and the peevish, to which the author has added comments on the time and the circumstances."
Lord Emsworth Acts for the Best The Collected Blandings Short Stories (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics) (English and Spanish Edition) by Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, FrankMuir Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 1992 by Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-14-018520-1, ISBN: 0-14-018520-8
"This is a complete collection of the short stories in "Wodehouse's Blandings" series, introduced by one of Britain's favourite comic writers. The volume comprizes all the stories from "Blandings Castle", "One From Plum Pie", and "One From Nothing" series."
Dead Catch (DCI Andy Gilchrist) by T.F. Muir, FrankMuir Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2020 by Constable ISBN-13: 978-1-4721-2879-9, ISBN: 1-4721-2879-6
"When Joe Christie's fishing boat is swept onto Tentsmuir beach during a fierce storm, a man's mutilated body is found in the hold. DCI Andy Gilchrist of St Andrews CID is called in to investigate. But his murder investigation deepens when he learns that Joe Christie and his boat have been missing for three years. The police pathologist, Dr Rebecca Cooper, retrieves a five pound note from the dead man's throat. Is this the killer's calli ..."
Dead Catch (DCI Andy Gilchrist) by T.F. Muir, FrankMuir Hardcover, 384 Pages, Published 2019 by Constable ISBN-13: 978-1-4721-2880-5, ISBN: 1-4721-2880-X
"When Joe Christie's fishing boat is swept onto Tentsmuir beach during a fierce storm, a man's mutilated body is found in the hold. DCI Andy Gilchrist of St Andrews CID is called in to investigate. But his murder investigation deepens when he learns that Joe Christie and his boat have been missing for three years. The police pathologist, Dr Rebecca Cooper, retrieves a five pound note from the dead man's throat. Is this the killer's calli ..."
Hand for a Hand (DCI Andy Gilchrist) by T.F. Muir, FrankMuir Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2019 by Constable ISBN-13: 978-1-4721-3259-8, ISBN: 1-4721-3259-9
The My Word! Stories(Updated) by FrankMuir, Denis Norden Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 1900 by Magnum / Methuen Paperbacks ISBN-13: 978-0-417-02790-6, ISBN: 0-417-02790-7
A Kentish Lad by FrankMuir Hardcover, 425 Pages, Published 9999 by Ted Smart ISBN-13: 978-0-593-04579-4, ISBN: 0-593-04579-3
Shit Yourself Laughing(1st Edition) 20 of the Best Shit Jokes by FrankMuir Paperback, 58 Pages, Published 2018 by Jhj22 Publishing ISBN-13: 978-0-9932518-5-6, ISBN: 0-9932518-5-4
"A toilet book of jokes – in more ways than one. Read it, wipe your arse with it, flush it down the toilet, or just shit yourself laughing. Plus 10 cartoons by world-renowned cartoonist, Rus. A fun gift for those you love, or maybe better still, for those you hate. No matter what, you’ll get the last laugh."
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OfficeinDundee. If youthink you're up to it.' Beth lowered her head. Browning
aimed the tiniest of frowns at Mackie, and he turned and left the room. 'I'll makeus
some tea,' Browning said. 'Shall I?' Beth ..."
Kentish Lad, A by FrankMuir 432 Pages, Published 2012 by Random House ISBN-13: 978-1-4481-0910-4, ISBN: 1-4481-0910-8
"Frank Muir recalls, in glorious detail, a happy 1920s childhood in the seaside town of Ramsgate, where he was born in his grandmother's pub in Broadstairs, and in London, where he attended an inexpensive but excellent school of a kind no ..."