The History of Insults

Over 100 Put-Downs, Slights & Snubs Through the Ages

Nathan Joyce

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Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
21 September 2022

Humour; Humour collections & anthologies; Gift books

History 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.

Ever 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

By: Nathan Joyce
Imprint: Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 152mm, Width: 115mm,
Weight: 208g
ISBN: 9781912983568
ISBN 10: 1912983567
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 21 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nathan Joyce is a writer, editor and trivia buff. He is the author of Loo-niversity (Dog ‘n’ Bone Books).