Basil Boothroyd (1910–1988)
Auteur de Prince Philip;: An informal biography
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Œuvres de Basil Boothroyd
Accustomed as I Am: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Speaker (Prion Humour Classics) (1975) 9 exemplaires
The whole thing's laughable 1 exemplaire
To my embarrassment 1 exemplaire
The Pick of Punch 1948 1 exemplaire
The Pick of Punch 1944 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1910-03-04
- Date de décès
- 1988-02-27
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Organisations
- Punch magazine
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 22
- Aussi par
- 2
- Membres
- 88
- Popularité
- #209,356
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 10
Basil Boothroyd may, therefore, not have been a very good choice of biography but, I enjoyed his radio series, the Small Intricate World of Gerald C. Potter, and, nothing ventured, nothing gained. Unfortunately, prejudices were re-enforced. To be fair to Mr. B., i suspect that his birth, just before WWI, sets him in a time frame where chatty, inclusive humour had not been invented. People knew their place! I don't, and do not appreciate being advised as to where it might be (I get vertigo looking down that far!).
As must be apparent, I cannot say that this was an enjoyable read, or one that I could honestly recommend: however, as its whole compass is alien to me, I thought it only fair to give a neutral rating.… (plus d'informations)