01578    a2200241   4500003000800000005001700008007000300025008004100028020001800069040001700087041000900104050002400113082001100137100003000148245006300178260004000241300002900281500005900310520087300369650004601242650002801288700002001316BJBSDDR20230411090700.0ta170920b2016    enk||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780241978542  bspacBJBSDDR  aeng 14aPR 931 bM636e 201600a828.021 aMikes, George,d1912-198710aEnglish humour for beginners /cGeorge Mikes; Walter Goetz  a[London] : bPenguin Books, c2016.  a146 p.: bill.; c21 cm   aOriginally published by Andre Deutsch Limited in 1980.  aIf you want to succeed here you must be able to handle the English sense of humour. So proclaims George Mikes' timeless exploration of this curious phenomenon. Whether it's understatement, self-deprecation or plain cruelty, the three elements he identifies as essential to our sense of humour, being witty here is a way of life. Perfectly placed as an adopted Englishman himself, Mikes delivers his shrewd advice - helpfully divided into 'Theory' and 'Practice' - with a comic precision that does his chosen country proud. Drawing on a trove of examples from our rich comic canon, from Orwell (Every joke is a tiny revolution ) to Oscar Wilde, this is the essential handbook for natives and foreigners alike. Mrs Kennedy: I don't think, Mr Churchill, that I have told you anything about my grandchildren. Winston Churchill: For which, madam, I am infinitely grateful.  4aHumorismo InglésxHistoria y crítica. 4aHumor en la literatura.1 aGoetz, Walter,