Wicked Wit Collection 5 Books Set - Austen, Churchill, Dickens, Shakespeare, Wilde - Non Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set:. The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen. The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill. The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens. The Wicked Wit of William Shakespeare. The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9789124300975. Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books. Overview:. The Wicked Wit Collection gathers five witty compilations celebrating some of the sharpest tongues in English letters: Jane Austen, Winston Churchill, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde. Each slim paperback distils sparkling one-liners into an easy, browsable read, ideal for a quick laugh or a cover-to-cover read, and makes a lovely gift for lovers of classic literature and dry British humour.. About the Books:. Each book focuses on one figure renowned for wit, gathering the funniest, most memorable lines from their novels, speeches, letters and conversation. The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen mines her novels and correspondence for the sly social satire that made her characters unforgettable. The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill collects the statesman's legendary put-downs and wartime speeches, revealing the humour behind a great orator. The Wicked Wit of Charles Dickens draws on his novels and journalism, pairing social conscience with a sharp comic eye for hypocrisy. The Wicked Wit of William Shakespeare gathers the Bard's most quotable comebacks, puns and insults from his comedies and tragedies. The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde closes the set with his celebrated epigrams and paradoxes, the wit for which he remains most famous. Each volume is lightly annotated for context, helping modern readers enjoy humour rooted in its era. Together, the five slim volumes form a compact library of English wit, ideal for short bursts of reading, as a source of quotations, or as a thoughtful gift in a portable paperback format.. Five classic wits in one collectible paperback set. Covers literature, history and drama: Austen, Churchill, Dickens, Shakespeare and Wilde. Bite-siz