Prion Humour Classics

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

TitleAuthorIntroduction byPublished [1] Originally
published
Augustus Carp, Esq. Henry Howarth Bashford John Letts [2] Oct 20001924
Seven Men and Two Others Max Beerbohm Nigel Williams [3] Jan 20011950
How to Travel Incognito Ludwig Bemelmans Robert Wernick [4] April 20011952
Mapp and Lucia E F Benson Stephen Pile [5] Feb 20011931
The Freaks of Mayfair E F Benson Brian Masters [6] Sep 2001 [7] 1916
Accustomed as I Am Basil Boothroyd Alistair Sampson [8] Jul 20011975 [9]
The Marsh-Marlowe Letters Craig Brown Nov 20011984
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup J L Carr Nov 19991975
Diary of a Provincial Lady E M Delafield Jilly Cooper [10] Feb 20001930
The Papers of A.J. Wentworth B.A. H F Ellis Miles Kington [11] Aug 20001949
Squire Haggard's Journal Michael Green Michael Green [12] Sep 20001975 [13]
The Diary of a Nobody George and Weedon Grossmith William Trevor [14] Jan 20011892
Three Men in a Boat Jerome K Jerome Nigel Williams [15] Feb 20001889
Mrs Caudle's Curtain Lectures Douglas Jerrold Peter Ackroyd [16] Jul 20001846
The Unspeakable Skipton Pamela Hansford Johnson Ruth Rendell [17] Jan 20021959
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town Stephen Leacock Mar 20001912
No Mother to Guide Her Anita Loos Kathy Lette [18] Jan 20001961
Here's Luck Lennie Lower James Scanlon [19] April 20011929
The Biography of a Cad A. G. Macdonnell Simon Hoggart [20] Jan 20011939
The Serial Cyra McFadden Apr 20001977
The Eliza Stories Barry Pain Terry Jones [21] Feb 20021900
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 20011936 [24]
The Education of Hyman Kaplan Leo Rosten Howard Jacobson [25] Mar 20001937
The Return of Hyman Kaplan Leo Rosten May 20001959
The Unrest-Cure and other Tales Saki Will Self [26] Jun 2001
The English Gentleman Douglas Sutherland Iain Moncreiffe [27] Mar 20011978 [28]
My Life and Hard Times James Thurber Clifton Fadiman [29] Jul 20001933
A Touch of Daniel Peter Tinniswood David Nobbs [30] Nov 20011969
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 20021971

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  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%5B%5D
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  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/%5B%5D
  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.
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