{"product_id":"english-humour-for-beginners","title":"English Humour For Beginners","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSecond Hand\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExcellent Condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"If you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty - the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour - being witty is a way of life here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePerfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into \"Theory\" and \"Practice\" - with comic precision. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell (who said, \"Every joke is a tiny revolution\") to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Mikes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43255605166249,"sku":"9780241978542","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/files\/266064686e6c7a2640263e386e6e60383d613e384527565a453839393956.jpg?v=1696309327","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/english-humour-for-beginners","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}