English wits / edited by Leonard Russell, with contributions by James Agate [and thirteen others]; wood engravings by Eric Ravilious.
Publisher: London : Hutchinson, 1953Description: xiv, 349 pages.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeOther title: their lives and jests.Note: Gift: Lord Baker of Dorking.Subject(s): English wit and humor
DDC classification: 920.041
Contents:
Powell, Dilys. Alexander Pope.--Knox, R.A. Dr. Johnson.--MacCarthy, Desmond. Oscar Wilde.--Lewis, D.B.W. Whistler.--Newman, Ernest. Sydney Smith.--Symons, A.J.A. Theodore Hook.--Lynd, Robert. Charles Lamb.--Dixon, Campbell. Sheridan.--Venn, Olga. John Wilkes.--Hadley, W.W. Henry Labouchere.--Hopkins, Gerard. Max Beerbohm.--Hobson, Harold. George Bernard Shaw.--Gore, John. "Saki".--Agate, James. Mary Russell Mitford.
| Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | House of Lords Library - Palace Dewey | 920.041 ENG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 013748 |
First published: 1940.
Powell, Dilys. Alexander Pope.--Knox, R.A. Dr. Johnson.--MacCarthy, Desmond. Oscar Wilde.--Lewis, D.B.W. Whistler.--Newman, Ernest. Sydney Smith.--Symons, A.J.A. Theodore Hook.--Lynd, Robert. Charles Lamb.--Dixon, Campbell. Sheridan.--Venn, Olga. John Wilkes.--Hadley, W.W. Henry Labouchere.--Hopkins, Gerard. Max Beerbohm.--Hobson, Harold. George Bernard Shaw.--Gore, John. "Saki".--Agate, James. Mary Russell Mitford.
Gift: Lord Baker of Dorking.