The Round Robin Letters by Simon Hoggart
A new cover reissue of Simon Hoggart's wonderfully funny collection of round robin letters - the perfect antidote for anyone suffering from an excess of Christmas cheer.
With Hoggart's wicked commentary, the dullest imaginable gobbets of useless information are transformed into gems of hilarity-- Christopher Matthew * Daily Mail *
Wonderfully, horribly funny. -- Martin Rowson * Independent on Sunday *
The late lamented Simon Hoggart used to like collecting excruciating true examples of middle-class family Christmas round-robins, and they are now all together in The Round Robin Letters... A gem. -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year *
The funniest book of last year was The Cat That Could Open the Fridge, and I thought it would be impossible to better it. But his new assault on round robins, The Hamster That Loved Puccini, is even funnier... I could hardly hold the pen through paroxysms of cachinnation, or focus on the page through tears of mirth. -- Bevis Hillier * Spectator *
The amazing thing is the sheer quantity and range of examples of this much-derided literary artform that Simon Hoggart was able to assemble - and what a rich seam it is for laugh-aloud reading. * Country Life *
Wonderfully, horribly funny. -- Martin Rowson * Independent on Sunday *
The late lamented Simon Hoggart used to like collecting excruciating true examples of middle-class family Christmas round-robins, and they are now all together in The Round Robin Letters... A gem. -- Craig Brown * Mail on Sunday, Books of the Year *
The funniest book of last year was The Cat That Could Open the Fridge, and I thought it would be impossible to better it. But his new assault on round robins, The Hamster That Loved Puccini, is even funnier... I could hardly hold the pen through paroxysms of cachinnation, or focus on the page through tears of mirth. -- Bevis Hillier * Spectator *
The amazing thing is the sheer quantity and range of examples of this much-derided literary artform that Simon Hoggart was able to assemble - and what a rich seam it is for laugh-aloud reading. * Country Life *
Simon Hoggart was the parliamentary sketch-writer and diarist for the Guardian. He also wrote about wine and TV for the Spectator and was a former host of Radio 4's News Quiz.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781782395867 |
| ISBN 10 | 1782395865 |
| Title | The Round Robin Letters |
| Author | Simon Hoggart |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2014-12-04 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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