HISTORY OF INSULTS (HB) (NEW)

Ever wanted to ‘air the lungs’ (1) like a cowboy or dreamed of channelling the wit of Shakespeare to deliver that killer put-down to a fustilarian (2)? Are you too much of a medieval scobberlotcher (3) to realise this ambition? Well, you’re in luck, because The History of Insults has some of the finest put-downs of all time - starting with the Ancient Greeks and working through the centuries to modern times. (1) Swear; (2) Scoundrel; (3) Lazy person.