Description or summary of the book: '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.' -Washington Post Book World on Heroes'Johnson is a clear, intelligent, forceful writer, and nothing if not thorough.' -Wall Street JournalPaul Johnson, the acclaimed author of Creators, Heroes, and the New York Times bestseller Intellectuals, 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 Humorists is an exciting compendium of our most enduring comical and satirical innovators.
Estimated reading time (average reader): 17H
Other categories, genre or collection: Biography: Historical, Political & Military, Literary Studies: General, Biography: General, Funny Books & Stories
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