The Devil's Book of Verse: Masters of the Poison Pen from Ancient Times to the Present Day

No person or subject is sacred in this satirical sampler -- from our leading statesmen:"A politician is an arse uponwhich everyone has sat except a man."To the world's favorite cities:"Cambridge people rarely smile Being urban, squat and packed with guile."To the season of joy (and humbug):"May all my enemies go to hell, Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel."In his foreword to The Devil's Book of Verse, Willard Espy writes, "The soul has few consolations to match an elegantly turned epithet. Mr. Conniff provides us with a whole devil's garden of them..."The critics also like The Devil's Book of Verse: "A positive fireworks display of vituperative wit." - Atlantic Monthly "A joy to dip into when the world is too saccharine for irascible man to bear" - LA. Times"I laughed out loud." -Newsday