satire
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The sad, sad tail of Normas the Tebbit
- £20.00
- What the hell is a Tebbit? What does it look like? Does it really fill a whole house? Why does the poor creature want to be loved? At last the truth is revealed in this book, the heart-rendering story of an outsized crossbreed - half terrier, half rabbit - who…
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The Satires of Jonathan Swift
- £25.00
- From the master of satire, Jonathan Swift, a collection of his classic satirical works as well as some of his poetry and letters. An Argument Against the Abolishment of Christianity, A Modest Proposal, A True and Faithful Narrative, A Meditation Upon a Broomstick, Predictions for the Year 1708, and The…
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV, a fabrication
- £25.00
- Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife…
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV, a fabrication
- £30.00
- Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife…
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The Suburbans
- £70.00
- A satirical work of poet and journalist T. W. H. Crosland (1865-1924), he turns his piercing eye on inhabitants of suburbia
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The Unbearable Bassington (FOLIO)
- £20.00
- "I'm living so far beyond my means that we may almost be said to be living apart." Saki is the penname of the British writer Hector Hugh Munro. In The Unbearable Bassington, he tells the story of the whimsical Francesca Bassington, an upper middle class woman whose main concerns in…
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The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
- £20.00
- Richard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity. The gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade, first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first startled by his uncanny resemblance…
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The Works of Jonathan Swift D.D., Dean of St Patrick’s Dublin
- £150.00
- The Works Of The Rev. Jonathan Swift D.D. Dean Of St. Patrick's Dublin. Carefully Selected With a Life of the Author and original and Authentic Notes.
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The Wrong Set and other stories
- £40.00
- A satirist collection of twelve short stories, including: Union Reunion, A Story of Historical Interest, The Wrong Set, Crazy Crowd, Raspberry Jam, and more. Written by Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, an English novelist and short story writer who was one of England's first openly gay authors,
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West of Sunset (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- Dirk Bogarde's 3rd novel, set in the shadow of Hollywood opulence Ð the gaudy wastes of Los Angeles Ð West of Sunset is a sharp and potent satire of movie-making America. However, the excessive glitter is embedded in a deeper plot about a successful man's fall from grace. Hugo Arlington,…
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Who do you think you are? Stories and Parodies
- £20.00
- A collection of short stories, centred around academics, psychiatrists and media figures. Accompanying them are nine of Bradbury's playful parodies - among them the fifth volume of Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet" and an entire novel from Muriel Spark.
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Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
- £12.00
- The ultimate stocking filler for the crime fan in your life. The book Miss Marple wishes she owned. This is your essential guide to not getting murdered in a quaint English village, where danger lurks around each cobblestoned corner and every bite of scone or sip of tea may be…
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The sad, sad tail of Normas the Tebbit
- £20.00
- What the hell is a Tebbit? What does it look like? Does it really fill a whole house? Why does the poor creature want to be loved? At last the truth is revealed in this book, the heart-rendering story of an outsized crossbreed - half terrier, half rabbit - who…
- Add to basket
-
The Satires of Jonathan Swift
- £25.00
- From the master of satire, Jonathan Swift, a collection of his classic satirical works as well as some of his poetry and letters. An Argument Against the Abolishment of Christianity, A Modest Proposal, A True and Faithful Narrative, A Meditation Upon a Broomstick, Predictions for the Year 1708, and The…
- Add to basket
-
The Short Reign of Pippin IV, a fabrication
- £25.00
- Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife…
- Add to basket
-
The Short Reign of Pippin IV, a fabrication
- £30.00
- Steinbeck's only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife…
- Add to basket
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The Suburbans
- £70.00
- A satirical work of poet and journalist T. W. H. Crosland (1865-1924), he turns his piercing eye on inhabitants of suburbia
- Add to basket
-
The Unbearable Bassington (FOLIO)
- £20.00
- "I'm living so far beyond my means that we may almost be said to be living apart." Saki is the penname of the British writer Hector Hugh Munro. In The Unbearable Bassington, he tells the story of the whimsical Francesca Bassington, an upper middle class woman whose main concerns in…
- Add to basket
-
The Unfinished Harauld Hughes
- £20.00
- Richard Ayoade's fictional quest to rescue Harauld Hughes - the almost mythical mid-century playwright - from obscurity. The gifted filmmaker, corduroy activist and amateur dentist, Richard Ayoade, first chanced upon a copy of The Two-Hander Trilogy by Harauld Hughes in a second-hand bookshop. At first startled by his uncanny resemblance…
- Add to basket
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The Works of Jonathan Swift D.D., Dean of St Patrick’s Dublin
- £150.00
- The Works Of The Rev. Jonathan Swift D.D. Dean Of St. Patrick's Dublin. Carefully Selected With a Life of the Author and original and Authentic Notes.
- Add to basket
-
The Wrong Set and other stories
- £40.00
- A satirist collection of twelve short stories, including: Union Reunion, A Story of Historical Interest, The Wrong Set, Crazy Crowd, Raspberry Jam, and more. Written by Sir Angus Frank Johnstone-Wilson, an English novelist and short story writer who was one of England's first openly gay authors,
- Add to basket
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West of Sunset (SIGNED)
- £35.00
- Dirk Bogarde's 3rd novel, set in the shadow of Hollywood opulence Ð the gaudy wastes of Los Angeles Ð West of Sunset is a sharp and potent satire of movie-making America. However, the excessive glitter is embedded in a deeper plot about a successful man's fall from grace. Hugo Arlington,…
- Add to basket
-
Who do you think you are? Stories and Parodies
- £20.00
- A collection of short stories, centred around academics, psychiatrists and media figures. Accompanying them are nine of Bradbury's playful parodies - among them the fifth volume of Durrell's "Alexandria Quartet" and an entire novel from Muriel Spark.
- Add to basket
-
Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
- £12.00
- The ultimate stocking filler for the crime fan in your life. The book Miss Marple wishes she owned. This is your essential guide to not getting murdered in a quaint English village, where danger lurks around each cobblestoned corner and every bite of scone or sip of tea may be…
- Add to basket