Author:Jonathan Swan
Find laughs on the loo. This book has loads of them - over 400 pages of the best jokes in fact.
What happened when the human cannonball was late for work? He got fired!
See?!
Enjoy this and hundreds of other feel-good jokes and one-liners.
What finer way to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death than a series of witty modern reworkings...Shakespeare reduced to 100 pages of pithy pentameter with smart side notes.
—— Evening StandardWitty, fresh takes on Shakespeare
—— The TimesHilarious – and all the better for those of us who know our Shakespeare back to front.
—— Harriet WalterShrewd interpretations of the Bard; funny footnotes too.
—— Hugh BonnevilleThe wonderful John Crace collaborating with UCL’s John Sutherland for parodic and truncated retellings of Shakespeare’s great plays.
—— Times Higher Education SupplementA very pleasant way to read Shakespeare.
—— nudge.comBetter by far...
—— David Sexton , Evening StandardPerfect for anyone who struggles to understand Shakespeare... hilarious and informative, they really bring Shakespeare to life
—— Reality's a BoreThere is a lightness of touch and passages of thoughtful contemplation that befit the season. A perfect stocking filler.
—— Daily Express, Book of the YearIt’s the most unusual and surprising book and I haven’t been able to put it down.
—— Patti Clare , My Weekly