Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781781257302)

There's no pleasure like a perfectly turned put-down (when it's directed at somebody else, of course) but Matthew Parris's Scorn is sharply different from the standard collections. Here are the funniest, sharpest, rudest and most devastating insults in history, from ancient Roman graffiti to the battlefields of Twitter.

Drawing on bile from such masters as Dorothy Parker, Elizabeth I, Donald Trump, Groucho Marx, Princess Anne, Winston Churchill, Nigel Farage, Mae West and Alastair Campbell - which form an exchange between voices down the ages - Scorn shows that abuse can be an art form. This collection includes extended literary invective as well as short verbal shin-kicks.

Encompassing literature, art, politics, showbiz, marriage, gender, nationality and religion, Matthew Parris's sublime collection is the perfect companion whether you're searching for the perfect elegant riposte, the rudest polite letter ever written, or a brutal verbal sledgehammer.

Author: Matthew Parris
ISBN-10: 1781257302
ISBN-13: 9781781257302
Publisher: Ips - Profile Books
Language: English
Published: 04/03/2018
Pages: 420
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 1.30d