The Wicked Wit of Winston Churchill

Summary:

Sir Winston Churchill remains a British hero, lauded for his oratorical skill. He wrote histories, biographies, memoirs, and even a novel, while his journalism, speeches and broadcasts run to millions of words.

From 1940 he inspired and united the British people and guided their war effort. Behind the public figure, however, was a man of vast humanity and enormous wit.

His most famous speeches and sayings have passed into history but many of his aphorisms, puns and jokes are less well known.

This enchanting collection brings together hundreds of his wittiest remarks as a record of all that was best about this endearing, conceited, talented and wildly funny Englishman.

Also available in the series:

(9781782433651) The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II
(9781782435426) The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde
(9781782435662) The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen

Sir Winston Churchill remains a British hero, lauded for his oratorical skill. He wrote histories, biographies, memoirs, and even a novel, while his journalism, speeches and broadcasts run to millions of words.

From 1940 he inspired and united the British people and guided their war effort. Behind the public figure, however, was a man of vast humanity and enormous wit.

His most famous speeches and sayings have passed into history but many of his aphorisms, puns and jokes are less well-known.

This enchanting collection brings together hundreds of his wittiest remarks as a record of all that was best about this endearing, conceited, talented and wildly funny Englishman.

Also available in the series:

(9781782433651) The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II
(9781782435426) The Wicked Wit of Oscar Wilde
(9781782435662) The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen

Sales points:

A celebration of the boundless humour, intellect and eloquence of one of the greatest Englishmen in history
A fascinating, wide-ranging and thematically organized collection that brings together Churchill's most famous sayings and rousing speeches with his less well-known witticisms
Elegantly designed and packaged, with black-and-white decorations throughout
The previous edition of this book has sold over 260,000 copies to date

About the Author:

Dominique Enright

Dominique Enright is a freelance writer and editor. She has a degree in English Language and Literature from Oxford University. Her previous work for Michael O'Mara Books includes The Wicked Wit of William Shakespeare and she is also the compiler and editor of selections from the verse of Burns, Keats, Kipling and Wordsworth. She lives in London with her husband; they have three grown-up children.