Description
A collection of irreverent summations of more than 100 well-known works of literature, from Anna Karenina to Wuthering Heights, cleverly described in the fewest words possible and accompanied with funny color illustrations.
Abridged Classics: Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read but Probably Didn't is packed with dozens of humorous super-condensed summations of some of the most famous works of literature from many of the world's most revered authors, including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, Emily Brontë, Leo Tolstoy, Jane Austen, Mark Twain, J.R.R. Tolkien, Margaret Atwood, James Joyce, Plato, Ernest Hemingway, Dan Brown, Ayn Rand, and Herman Melville.
From "Old ladies convince a guy to ruin Scotland" (Macbeth) to "Everyone is sad. It snows." (War and Peace), these clever, humorous synopses are sure to make book lovers smile.
Author: John Atkinson
Publisher: Harper
Published: 06/05/2018
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9780062747853
ISBN10: 0062747851
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Form | Puns & Wordplay
- Humor | Form | Comic Strips & Cartoons
- Humor | Form | Trivia