When Grandmama Fell Off the Boat by Harry Graham

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When Grandmama Fell Off the Boat by Harry Graham

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Summary

When Grandmama Fell off the Boat is an anthology of the humorous verse of Harry Graham, one of the early 20th century’s wittiest writers. Published in England and America, he was credited with introducing ‘sick’ verse. His obituary in The Times compared him to Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll and W. S. Gilbert, an epitaph that has stood the test of time.

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When Grandmama Fell Off the Boat by Harry Graham

The only comprehensive selection of Graham's verse to have appeared since his death, containing the wittiest, sickest and most telling verses by one of England's greatest humorists. Includes delightful period illustrations.

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'He is in the great tradition of Lear and Carroll and Gilbert and BellocAt his best he easily ranks any of these.' - Jeremy Nicholas, The Ruthless Rhymer, BBC Radio 4
Harry Graham (1874-1936) was an establishment figure who didn’t quite fit the mould. He started off conventionally enough with Eton, Sandhurst and the Guards, but the irrepressible entertainer in him kept bursting out, and by 1910 he had become a full-time writer. He was engaged to the American actress Ethel Barrymore, great aunt of Drew Barrymore, but she added him to her list of spurned suitors, among them Winston Churchill. Four years later Graham married Dorothy Villiers.
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ISBN 13 9781873329412
ISBN 10 1873329415
Title When Grandmama Fell Off the Boat
Author Harry Graham
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Sheldrake Press
Year published 2009-11-26
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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