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"It is Johnson's gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would...recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes." --Washington Post Book World on Heroes

"Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough." --Wall Street Journal

Paul Johnson, the acclaimed author of Creators, Heroes, and the New York Times bestseller Intellectuals, returns with a captivating collection of biographical portraits of the Western world's greatest wits and humorists. With chapters dedicated to history's sharpest tongues and most piercing pens, including Benjamin Franklin, Toulouse-Lautrec, G.K. Chesterton, Damon Runyan, W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and many more, Johnson's Humorists is an exciting compendium of our most enduring comical and satirical innovators.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780061825927
  • ISBN-10: 0061825921
  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publish Date: November 2011
  • Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.39 pounds
  • Page Count: 272

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