{"product_id":"9780061825927","title":"Humorists : From Hogarth to Noel Coward","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHumorists\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Paul Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“It is Johnson’s gift that he can make his subjects human and fallible enough that we would…recognize them instantly, while also illuminating what made them heroes.” —\u003cem\u003eWashington Post Book World \u003c\/em\u003eon \u003cem\u003eHeroes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough.” —\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Johnson, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eCreators\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHeroes\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestseller \u003cem\u003eIntellectuals\u003c\/em\u003e, returns with a captivating collection of biographical portraits of the Western world’s greatest wits and humorists. With chapters dedicated to history’s sharpest tongues and most piercing pens, including Benjamin Franklin, Toulouse-Lautrec, G.K. Chesterton, Damon Runyan, W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, and many more, Johnson’s \u003cem\u003eHumorists \u003c\/em\u003eis an exciting compendium of our most enduring comical and satirical innovators.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Warmly appealing . . . . This book’s long view, and its deep eccentricities, are what give it a burnished glow . . . . It’s a pleasure to sit around the gently crackling fire that is Mr. Johnson’s mind.”\u003cbr\u003e“Johnson assembles a truly enlightening and readable history of humor.”\u003cbr\u003e“A rich set of essays . . . . Johnson casts a wide net and he hauls in good material . . . . Fine anecdotes, examples, and insights . . . . Handsomely written.”\u003cbr\u003e“Johnson masterfully weaves a narrative line among the figures, many of whom don’t spring to mind as comic, with a deep appreciation for their wit in writing, filmmaking, painting, and living.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780061825927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41045496627406,"sku":"9780061825927","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780061825927_2becc277-7fb0-4fe0-b034-9567261a3299.jpg?v=1652124338","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780061825927","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}