The Lowest Form of Wit. Leonard Rossiter (Hardback) 1981

 THE LOWEST FORM OF WIT. Leonard Rossiter with cartoons by Honeysett.

From the cut and thrust of the political forum to the specialist craft of reducing traffic wardens to tears, THE LOWEST FORM OF WIT is a treasury of biting bon mots and stinging retorts collected by Leonard Rossiter, prime exponent of the art both on and off the stage.

By means of anecdote, illustration and quotation, this book will help aspiring wits achieve the sardonic heights of accomplished masters like Oscar Wilde and Winston Churchill and accomplished mistresses like Dorothy Parker. Divided into six main sections and illustrated with cartoons by Honeysett, this is thedefinitive guide to the kind of wit that may be the lowsest, but also the most satisfying. There is specific advice on how to treat bank managers and, notably, how to be sarcastic to foreigners and yet be understood - invaluable when dealing with impertinent waiters on the Costa del Sol.

This is a book that explores the lowest kind of wit with the highest kind of style.

A VINTAGE hardback published in 1981 by Michael Joseph