Over five hundred spoof entries, from Adam and Jonah to Samuel Johnson and beyond, make up this parody of the reference books of its day. The editor admits only those who can prove they are dead, and each entry deflates its subject with a pun, a wisecrack or a sly twist on what everybody thinks they know about history’s celebrities.
Light, quick American humour for dipping into, though a few jokes carry the prejudices of their time. Download the free EPUB.