{"title":"Ernest Pertwee","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"twentieth-century-humorous-prose-reciter-rare-book-ernest-pertwee-1653994055emb","title":"Twentieth-Century Humorous Prose Reciter","description":"1930. 200 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thu","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50072519213329,"sku":"1653994055EMB","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1653994055EMB_1.jpg?v=1722876776"},{"product_id":"the-comic-and-humorous-reciter-rare-book-ernest-pertwee-1675752960mhp","title":"The Comic and Humorous Reciter","description":"No Edition Remarks. 612 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm. Both hinges are cracked causing board to be loose. Boards have heavy edge-wear with substantial bu","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50076866969873,"sku":"1675752960MHP","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1675752960MHP_1.jpg?v=1722892035"},{"product_id":"english-history-in-verse-rare-book-ernest-pertwee-1656656966ada","title":"English History In Verse","description":"No Edition Remark. 407 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tan","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50077713727761,"sku":"1656656966ADA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1656656966ADA_1.jpg?v=1722895236"},{"product_id":"routledge-s-xxth-century-young-people-s-reciter-rare-book-ernest-pertwee-1696572608alk","title":"Routledge's XXth Century Young People's Reciter","description":"Eighth Impression. 184 pages. No dust jacket. Orange cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, ta","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50081629503761,"sku":"1696572608ALK","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1696572608ALK_1.jpg?v=1722909320"},{"product_id":"the-art-of-effective-public-speaking-rare-book-ernest-pertwee-1701252235ada","title":"The Art of Effective Public Speaking","description":"1911. No Edition Stated. 268 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Moderate brown staining to pages on occasion. Notable foxing and tanning to endpapers and page edges. Some gutter c","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50083212001553,"sku":"1701252235ADA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1701252235ADA_1.jpg?v=1722914787"},{"product_id":"later-recitations-in-verse-book-ernest-pertwee-9781022177468","title":"Later Recitations in Verse","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51133317054737,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51133320266001,"sku":"NIN9781022177468","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/102217746X.jpg?v=1750751486"},{"product_id":"later-recitations-in-verse-book-ernest-pertwee-9781020935855","title":"Later Recitations in Verse","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51185309843729,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51185312366865,"sku":"NIN9781020935855","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1020935855.jpg?v=1751143041"},{"product_id":"reciter-s-treasury-of-prose-and-drama-part-2-book-ernest-pertwee-9781120962683","title":"The Reciter's Treasury Of Prose And Drama Part 2","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51213362233617,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51213364527377,"sku":"NIN9781120962683","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1120962684.jpg?v=1751400226"},{"product_id":"reciter-s-treasury-of-prose-and-drama-part-1-book-ernest-pertwee-9781120969156","title":"The Reciter's Treasury Of Prose And Drama Part 1","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51213386023185,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51213389398289,"sku":"NIN9781120969156","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1120969158.jpg?v=1750951289"},{"product_id":"english-history-in-verse-book-ernest-pertwee-9781341608476","title":"English History in Verse","description":null,"brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51666176835857,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51666177720593,"sku":"NIN9781341608476","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1341608476.jpg?v=1751208352"},{"product_id":"art-of-effective-public-speaking-book-ernest-pertwee-9781596051423","title":"The Art of Effective Public Speaking","description":"In listening to a fine speech, well delivered, the effect seems to spring from a wonderful spontaneity; all is so natural, and so apparently facile in achievement. Lucidly logical, and now passionately moved; anon, diverting with wit, humour, or sarcasm; suddenly transporting us into the realms of fancy, the speaker is always arresting, and enchains the attention and sympathies of his entire audience. -from Chapter IV: Fluency of Thought, Ideas, Etc. Mental Aspect in Public Speaking If you've been searching for a complete guide to the Preparation and Delivery of Speeches and the Development of Mind, Ideas, Vocabulary, and Expressions required by Public Speakers, here you go. Published in 1911, the advice this handy little tome offers is quite helpful. if you can find it through the author's florid prose and dictatorial attitude. From preparing mentally to give a speech and training one's memory to recall your words to such practical matters as breathing exercises and lists of vocabulary words with which to practice pronunciations, you'll learn much. and feel as if you've gotten your knuckles rapped. BONUS  Practice with the supplied speeches from the Earl of Chatham (1708-1778) on the importance of the colonies, Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881) on the repeal of the corn laws, Lord Macaulay (1800-1859) on Parliamentary reform, and others  OF INTEREST TO: fans of kitsch, public speakers AUTHOR BIO: ERNEST GUY PERTWE was professor of elocution at City of London School, and is also the author of The Reciter's Treasury of Verse, Scenes from Dickens for Drawing-Room and Platform Acting, and other books.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53152026231057,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53152026525969,"sku":"NIN9781596051423","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781596051423.jpg?v=1771874348"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/collections\/author-books-by-ernest-pertwee.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}