Prose & Cons
the english language in just a minute
$32.40
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2024
Summary
Prose & Cons: A Minute to Master the Magic of the English Language
From bestselling writer, podcaster, and English language virtuoso Gyles Brandreth, a magical tour of our mother tongue in pithy 60-second installments.
‘A whirlwind tour of the joys of English, by the master of concision and wit.’ - Susie Dent
‘Gyles is very funny - and never lost for words!’ - Dame Judi Dench
As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781785946820 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178594682X |
| Author: | Gyles Brandreth |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 422g |
| Dimensions: | 223mm x 144mm x 29mm |
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About The Author
Gyles Brandreth
Gyles Brandreth is a writer, broadcaster, veteran of Just A Minute, QI and The One Show, former MP and Government Whip, now Chancellor of the University of Chester and founder of the ‘Poetry Together’ project bringing schoolchildren and older people together to learn poetry by heart. His many books include the best-selling poetry anthology, Dancing by the Light of the Moon, and the international best-seller about spelling and punctuation, Have You Eaten Grandma? With Susie Dent, the lexicographer from Countdown, he co-hosts the award-winning podcast, Something Rhymes With Purple. With Dame Sheila Hancock he presents Great Canal Journeys on Channel 4. With Dame Maureen Lipman he is a regular on Celebrity Gogglebox. Gyles is married to writer and publisher Mich le Brown and has three children, seven grandchildren, and lives in London with his wife, his jumpers, and Nala, the neighbour’s cat.
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