Prion Humour Classics Explained

Prion Humour Classics are a series of small-format hardback novels published by Prion Books in the UK published by Barry Winkleman.

TitleAuthorIntroduction byPublished[1] Originally
published
Augustus Carp, Esq.Henry Howarth BashfordJohn Letts[2] Oct 20001924
Seven Men and Two OthersMax BeerbohmNigel Williams[3] Jan 20011950
How to Travel IncognitoLudwig BemelmansRobert Wernick[4] April 20011952
Mapp and LuciaE F BensonStephen Pile[5] Feb 20011931
The Freaks of Mayfair E F BensonBrian Masters[6] Sep 2001[7] 1916
Accustomed as I Am Basil BoothroydAlistair Sampson[8] Jul 20011975[9]
The Marsh-Marlowe Letters Craig BrownNov 20011984
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup J L CarrNov 19991975
Diary of a Provincial Lady E M DelafieldJilly Cooper[10] Feb 20001930
The Papers of A.J. Wentworth B.A.H F EllisMiles Kington[11] Aug 20001949
Squire Haggard's Journal Michael GreenMichael Green[12] Sep 20001975[13]
The Diary of a Nobody George and Weedon GrossmithWilliam Trevor[14] Jan 20011892
Three Men in a Boat Jerome K JeromeNigel Williams[15] Feb 20001889
Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures Douglas JerroldPeter Ackroyd[16] Jul 20001846
The Unspeakable Skipton Pamela Hansford JohnsonRuth Rendell[17] Jan 20021959
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Stephen LeacockMar 20001912
No Mother to Guide HerAnita LoosKathy Lette[18] Jan 20001961
Here's Luck Lennie LowerJames Scanlon[19] April 20011929
The Biography of a Cad A. G. MacdonnellSimon Hoggart[20] Jan 20011939
The Serial Cyra McFaddenApr 20001977
The Eliza Stories Barry PainTerry Jones[21] Feb 20021900
The World of S J Perelman S J PerelmanWoody Allen[22] May 2000
The World of Simon Raven Simon RavenAnthony Blond[23] Jul 2002
How to Do and Say in EnglandAnthony RobertsonOct 20011936[24]
The Education of Hyman Kaplan Leo RostenHoward Jacobson[25] Mar 20001937
The Return of Hyman Kaplan Leo RostenMay 20001959
The Unrest-Cure and other Tales SakiWill Self[26] Jun 2001
The English Gentleman Douglas SutherlandIain Moncreiffe[27] Mar 20011978[28]
My Life and Hard Times James ThurberClifton Fadiman[29] Jul 20001933
A Touch of Daniel Peter TinniswoodDavid Nobbs[30] Nov 20011969
Cannibalism in the CarsMark TwainRoy Blount Jr.[31] Mar 2000
A Melon for Ecstasy John Fortune and John WellsJohn Fortune[32] Jan 20021971

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Low Prices in Electronics, Books, Sports Equipment & more . Amazon.co.uk . 2009-09-09 . 2013-12-27.
  2. Web site: Augustus Carp, Esq., By Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man by Henry Howarth Bashford . LibraryThing . 2013-12-27.
  3. Book: Seven Men and Two Others (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: Max Beerbohm, Nigel Williams: Books . .
  4. Book: 1853754196. 46507195. How to travel incognito (Book, 2001) . [WorldCat.org] . 2001.
  5. http://librarycatalogue.cityoflondon.gov.uk/www-bin/www_talis32?nextpage=title-details&nohit=copies-nohits&many=title-details&exact=title-details&error=www-error&work_id=867457&browse=9&author_id=19948&index_pos=23&input=BENSON&browse=9&search_type=2&refs_pos=16&collection=1{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  6. Web site: Title Information, the freaks of Mayfair / E.F. Benson / Illustrations by George Plank / With an introduction by Brian Masters . 2009-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723221156/http://opac.ni-libraries.net/02_Catalogue/02_005_TitleInformation.aspx?searchTerm=824.912&searchTerm2=&searchTerm3=&searchTerm4=&searchType=4&Page=1&media=2&branch=&authority=&language=&junior=&rcn=1853754293&fr=tl . 2011-07-23 .
  7. Web site: All Products | Barnes & Noble . Search.barnesandnoble.com . 2013-12-04 . 2013-12-27 . https://archive.today/20120715023453/http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Freaks-of-Mayfair/E-F-F-Benson/p/9781853754296 . 2012-07-15 . dead .
  8. Web site: Basil Boothroyd - Accustomed as I Am: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Speaker or, All You'd Never Guess about Public Speaking (Hardcover) | Scribbly Gum Books. www.scribblygumbooks.com.au . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706113404/http://www.scribblygumbooks.com.au/9781853754548.html . July 6, 2011.
  9. Book: Accustomed as I Am: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Speaker Or, All You'd Never Guess about Public Speaking by Basil Boothroyd, Alistair Sampson (Introduction by) - New, Rare & Second-hand Books Online at Alibris UK . Alibris.co.uk . 2013-12-27.
  10. Book: The Diary of a Provincial Lady Prion humour classics: Amazon.co.uk: E. M. Delafield, Jilly Cooper: Books . .
  11. Book: The Papers of A.J.Wentworth, BA Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: H.F. Ellis, Miles Kington: Books . .
  12. Book: Green, Michael . Squire Haggard's Journal (Prion Humour Classics): Michael Green: 9781853753992: Amazon.com: Books . 1853753998 . 2000 .
  13. Book: Squire Haggard's journal / [by] Michael Green ; illustrated by Michael ffolkes | National Library of Australia |year=1975 |publisher=Catalogue.nla.gov.au |isbn=9780091239305 |access-date=2013-12-27].
  14. Book: The Diary of a Nobody (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith, William Trevor: Books . .
  15. Book: Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Jerome K. Jerome, Nigel Williams: Books . .
  16. Book: Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Jerrold, Charles Keene, Peter Ackroyd: Books . .
  17. Book: The Unspeakable Skipton (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: Pamela Hansford Johnson, Ruth Rendell: Books . .
  18. Book: No Mother to Guide Her (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: Anita Loos, Kathy Lette: Books . .
  19. Book: Here's luck / Lennie Lower ; with a new introduction by James Scanlon | National Library of Australia . 2001 . Catalogue.nla.gov.au . 9781853754289 . 2013-12-27.
  20. Book: The Autobiography of a Cad (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: A.G. Macdonell, Simon Hoggart: Books . .
  21. Book: The Eliza Stories (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Barry Pain, Terry Jones: Books . .
  22. Book: The World of S.J. Perelman (Prion Humour Classics): S.J. Perelman, Woody Allen: 9781853753848: Amazon.com: Books . 2000-05-10 . 185375384X. Perelman. Sidney Joseph.
  23. Book: The World of Simon Raven (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Simon Raven, Howard Watson, Anthony Blond: Books . .
  24. Web site: Anthony Robertson . How to do and say in England . Open Library . 18614010M . 2013-12-27.
  25. Book: The Education of Hyman Kaplan Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Leo Rosten, Howard Jacobson: Books . .
  26. Book: Unrest-cure and Other Beastly Tales Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Saki, Hector Hugh Munro, Will Self: Books . .
  27. Book: The English Gentleman (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Sutherland, Iain Moncreiffe: Books . .
  28. Book: English Gentleman: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Sutherland: Books . .
  29. Book: 978-1853753978. My Life and Hard Times . Thurber . James . 2000 .
  30. http://www.borders.co.uk/by/david-nobbs/77278/{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  31. Book: Cannibalism in the Cars: And Other Humorous Sketches (Prion Humour Classics): Mark Twain: 9781853753695: Amazon.com: Books . 1853753696. Twain. Mark. Blount, Jr. Roy. 2000.
  32. Book: A Melon for Ecstasy (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: John Fortune, John Wells: Books . .

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