{"product_id":"9781912983568","title":"The History of Insults : Over 100 Put-Downs, Slights \u0026 Snubs Through the Ages","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Joyce, Nathan \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHumour\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 September 2022 by Ryland, Peters \u0026amp; Small Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 112 pages, 40 black and white and col illustrations\u003cbr\u003e122 x 160 x 15 | 210g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory lessons have never been so hilarious thanks to this collection of insults through the ages - the targets of your barrage of vintage invective won't know what's hit them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEver wanted to 'air the lungs (1)' like a cowboy or dreamed of channelling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to an Elizabethan fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realise this ambition? Well, you're in luck, because The History of Insults has some of the finest put-downs of all time - starting with the Ancient Romans and Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. This means you can dish out the best burns to bacon-fed bell swaggers (4) to your heart's content. As they used to say in 19th-century London, 'It's more than enough to make a stuffed bird laugh!'(1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person; (4) Fat, loudmouth bullies\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43558734168304,"sku":"9781912983568","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781912983568.jpg?v=1713562747","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.live\/products\/9781912983568","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}