Prion Humour Classics

Prion Humour Classics are a series of small-format hardback novels published by Prion Books in the UK published by Barry Winkleman.

Title Author Introduction by Published[1] Originally
published
Augustus Carp, Esq. Henry Howarth Bashford John Letts[2] Oct 2000 1924
Seven Men and Two Others Max Beerbohm Nigel Williams[3] Jan 2001 1950
How to Travel Incognito Ludwig Bemelmans Robert Wernick[4] April 2001 1952
Mapp and Lucia E F Benson Stephen Pile[5] Feb 2001 1931
The Freaks of Mayfair E F Benson Brian Masters[6] Sep 2001[7] 1916
Accustomed as I Am Basil Boothroyd Alistair Sampson[8] Jul 2001 1975[9]
The Marsh-Marlowe Letters Craig Brown Nov 2001 1984
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup J L Carr Nov 1999 1975
Diary of a Provincial Lady E M Delafield Jilly Cooper[10] Feb 2000 1930
The Papers of A.J. Wentworth B.A. H F Ellis Miles Kington[11] Aug 2000 1949
Squire Haggard's Journal Michael Green Michael Green[12] Sep 2000 1975[13]
The Diary of a Nobody George and Weedon Grossmith William Trevor[14] Jan 2001 1892
Three Men in a Boat Jerome K Jerome Nigel Williams[15] Feb 2000 1889
Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures Douglas Jerrold Peter Ackroyd[16] Jul 2000 1846
The Unspeakable Skipton Pamela Hansford Johnson Ruth Rendell[17] Jan 2002 1959
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Stephen Leacock Mar 2000 1912
No Mother to Guide Her Anita Loos Kathy Lette[18] Jan 2000 1961
Here's Luck Lennie Lower James Scanlon[19] April 2001 1929
The Biography of a Cad A. G. Macdonnell Simon Hoggart[20] Jan 2001 1939
The Serial Cyra McFadden Apr 2000 1977
The Eliza Stories Barry Pain Terry Jones[21] Feb 2002 1900
The World of S J Perelman S J Perelman Woody Allen[22] May 2000
The World of Simon Raven Simon Raven Anthony Blond[23] Jul 2002
How to Do and Say in England Anthony Robertson Oct 2001 1936[24]
The Education of Hyman Kaplan Leo Rosten Howard Jacobson[25] Mar 2000 1937
The Return of Hyman Kaplan Leo Rosten May 2000 1959
The Unrest-Cure and other Tales Saki Will Self[26] Jun 2001
The English Gentleman Douglas Sutherland Iain Moncreiffe[27] Mar 2001 1978[28]
My Life and Hard Times James Thurber Clifton Fadiman[29] Jul 2000 1933
A Touch of Daniel Peter Tinniswood David Nobbs[30] Nov 2001 1969
Cannibalism in the Cars Mark Twain Roy Blount Jr.[31] Mar 2000
A Melon for Ecstasy John Fortune and John Wells John Fortune[32] Jan 2002 1971
  1. ^ "Low Prices in Electronics, Books, Sports Equipment & more". Amazon.co.uk. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  2. ^ "Augustus Carp, Esq., By Himself: Being the Autobiography of a Really Good Man by Henry Howarth Bashford". LibraryThing. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  3. ^ Seven Men and Two Others (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: Max Beerbohm, Nigel Williams: Books. ASIN 1853754153.
  4. ^ How to travel incognito (Book, 2001). [WorldCat.org]. 2001. ISBN 1853754196. OCLC 46507195.
  5. ^ http://librarycatalogue.cityoflondon.gov.uk/www-bin/www_talis32?nextpage=title-details&nohit=copies-nohits&many=title-details&exact=title-details&error=www-error&work_id=867457&browse=9&author_id=19948&index_pos=23&input=BENSON&browse=9&search_type=2&refs_pos=16&collection=1[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Title Information, the freaks of Mayfair / E.F. Benson / Illustrations by George Plank / With an introduction by Brian Masters". Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-04-22.
  7. ^ "All Products | Barnes & Noble". Search.barnesandnoble.com. 2013-12-04. Archived from the original on 2012-07-15. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  8. ^ "Basil Boothroyd - Accustomed as I Am: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Speaker or, All You'd Never Guess about Public Speaking (Hardcover) | Scribbly Gum Books". www.scribblygumbooks.com.au. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011.
  9. ^ Accustomed as I Am: The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Speaker Or, All You'd Never Guess about Public Speaking by Basil Boothroyd, Alistair Sampson (Introduction by) - New, Rare & Second-hand Books Online at Alibris UK. Alibris.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  10. ^ The Diary of a Provincial Lady Prion humour classics: Amazon.co.uk: E. M. Delafield, Jilly Cooper: Books. ASIN 1853753688.
  11. ^ The Papers of A.J.Wentworth, BA Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: H.F. Ellis, Miles Kington: Books. ASIN 185375398X.
  12. ^ Green, Michael (2000). Squire Haggard's Journal (Prion Humour Classics): Michael Green: 9781853753992: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 1853753998.
  13. ^ Squire Haggard's journal / [by] Michael Green ; illustrated by Michael ffolkes | National Library of Australia. Catalogue.nla.gov.au. 1975. ISBN 9780091239305. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  14. ^ The Diary of a Nobody (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: George Grossmith, Weedon Grossmith, William Trevor: Books. ASIN 1853753645.
  15. ^ Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Jerome K. Jerome, Nigel Williams: Books. ASIN 1853753718.
  16. ^ Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Jerrold, Charles Keene, Peter Ackroyd: Books. ASIN 1853754005.
  17. ^ The Unspeakable Skipton (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: Pamela Hansford Johnson, Ruth Rendell: Books. ASIN 1853754714.
  18. ^ No Mother to Guide Her (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: Anita Loos, Kathy Lette: Books. ASIN 1853753661.
  19. ^ Here's luck / Lennie Lower ; with a new introduction by James Scanlon | National Library of Australia. Catalogue.nla.gov.au. 2001. ISBN 9781853754289. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  20. ^ The Autobiography of a Cad (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: A.G. Macdonell, Simon Hoggart: Books. ASIN 1853754145.
  21. ^ The Eliza Stories (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Barry Pain, Terry Jones: Books. ASIN 1853754722.
  22. ^ Perelman, Sidney Joseph (2000-05-10). The World of S.J. Perelman (Prion Humour Classics): S.J. Perelman, Woody Allen: 9781853753848: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 185375384X.
  23. ^ The World of Simon Raven (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Simon Raven, Howard Watson, Anthony Blond: Books. ASIN 1853754935.
  24. ^ Anthony Robertson. "How to do and say in England". Open Library. OL 18614010M. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
  25. ^ The Education of Hyman Kaplan Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Leo Rosten, Howard Jacobson: Books. ASIN 1853753823.
  26. ^ Unrest-cure and Other Beastly Tales Prion Humour Classics: Amazon.co.uk: Saki, Hector Hugh Munro, Will Self: Books. ASIN 185375370X.
  27. ^ The English Gentleman (Prion Humour Classics): Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Sutherland, Iain Moncreiffe: Books. ASIN 1853754188.
  28. ^ English Gentleman: Amazon.co.uk: Douglas Sutherland: Books. ASIN 0905649184.
  29. ^ Thurber, James (2000). My Life and Hard Times. ISBN 978-1853753978.
  30. ^ http://www.borders.co.uk/by/david-nobbs/77278/[permanent dead link]
  31. ^ Twain, Mark; Blount, Jr, Roy (2000). Cannibalism in the Cars: And Other Humorous Sketches (Prion Humour Classics): Mark Twain: 9781853753695: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 1853753696.
  32. ^ A Melon for Ecstasy (Prion humour classics): Amazon.co.uk: John Fortune, John Wells: Books. ASIN 1853754706.