The Illustrated Christmas Cracker
Author
John Julius Norwich
ISBN
978-1-782-39251-4
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Date Published
2013
Quentin Blake has made his own selection of favourite pieces from John Julius Norwich’s annual Christmas ‘crackers’, illustrating them in his own trademark style.
From curious dictionary definitions (’Carphology: Delirious fumbling with the bedclothes’) and tortuous palindromes to eighteenth-century descriptions of drunken pigs, this cracker is stuffed with surprising, offbeat, often hilarious gems. Enlivened by Quentin Blake’s witty illustrations, this book is the perfect stocking filler for the discerning reader.
New edition for 2013 (hardback). First published in 2002.
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From curious dictionary definitions (’Carphology: Delirious fumbling with the bedclothes’) and tortuous palindromes to eighteenth-century descriptions of drunken pigs, this cracker is stuffed with surprising, offbeat, often hilarious gems. Enlivened by Quentin Blake’s witty illustrations, this book is the perfect stocking filler for the discerning reader.
New edition for 2013 (hardback). First published in 2002.