Laughter is unique to man. This delightful anthology presents someof the funniest extracts in English literature. It opens with Anglo-Saxonriddles ¡V ’they couldn’t keep themselves warm on a diet of Beowulf’ ¡Vand continues with medieval memories, Tudor comic turns andRestoration buffoonery.The rise of the novel in the 18th century brought classic humorfrom Swift, Sterne and Smollett, the mantle then passing to CharlesDickens in the 19th. Included here are rarities from the antiquarian’scupboard. Children’s literature produced unforgettable images fromWind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland, while in the first half ofthe 20th century emerged unforgettable comic writers as diverse asDorothy Parker and P.G. Wodehouse. Entertaining from start to finish.DAVID TIMSONDavid Timson has performed in modern and classic plays acrossGreat Britain and abroad, including Wild Honey for Alan Ayckbourn,Hamlet, The Man of Mode and The Seagull. He has been seen on TV inNelson’s Column and Swallows and Amazons, and in the film TheRussia House. A familiar and versatile audio and radio voice, hereads The Middle Way and performs in Hamlet and A MidsummerNight’s Dream; he has also read five volumes of Sherlock Holmesstories for Naxos AudioBooks.