Put Downs: A Collection of Acid Wit by Laura Ward, Robert Allen

Put Downs: A Collection of Acid Wit

Laura Ward, Robert Allen

256 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir science reflective medium-paced
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These are the corrosive lines that were meant to cause offence, to squash the subject like a bug under foot. The words come from a wide variety of sources: historical quotes begin with the Romans; political ripostes date from the 19th century and ...

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