Irish Wit
Published in February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-85635-461-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Irish have a reputation for being the wittiest people on earth and when you read this book, you'll soon see why. Pick up any book of quotations in the English language and you will find it chock-full of quotations from Irish authors such as Wilde, Shaw, Sheridan, Beckett, Keane, Kavanagh and O Faolain, plus the new kids on the block like Moran, O'Hanlon, McAleer and Moncrieff. Irish Wit cuts through the rest to give you the very cream of Irish humour.
Reviews / Votes
"'Wit... unlike most books of humorous quotations, is actually funny' - Paul Vallelly, The Independent; 'A contender for the Book of the Month' - Matthew Norman, The Guardian"More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cork
Ireland
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 110 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85635-461-5 (9781856354615)
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Person
Des MacHale is the best-selling author of over thirty humour books, including the hugely successful series of Wit books. He is famous for his defence of the joke against the politically correct, and is a regular delegate at humour conferences the world over. He is Associate Professor of Mathematics at University College, Cork.