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...wn joke and winked at Gavin, who was more than a little surprised at the gallantry and unexpected humour of this dour Scottish General. Audrey Bla...

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Lang discussed literary subjects with the same humour and acidity that marked his criticism of fellow folklorists, in Books and Bookmen (1886).

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...tory in general. White's intense curiosity and his love for the world about him flow through his simple, straightforward style, and a gentle sense of humour colours many of his anecdotes. (Summary by Peter)...

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... contemporary social evils, including the workhouse, child labour and the recruitment of children as criminals. The novel is full of sarcasm and dark humour, even as it treats its serious subject, revealing the hypocrisies of the time. It has been the subject of numerous film and television adaptations, and the basis for a highly successful British musical, Oliver!. (Summa...

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...nd are displayed, in which the most thorough knowledge of human nature, the happiest delineation of its varieties, the liveliest effusions of wit and humour, are conveyed to the world in the best–chosen language. The title of Austen's Pride and Prejudice may have been inspired by a passage at the end of Cecilia: “remember: if to pride and prejudice you owe your miseries, s...

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..., Medicine England and Elsewhere Freedom and Imprisonment Friendship Good Advice and Bad Good Wishes and their Opposites Happiness and Sadness, Humour and Gravity Honour and Honesty Kings and Kingship Journeys and Travel Language and the Arts Learning, Literature, Wit, Wisdom and Foolishness London Love and Jealousy, Hatred and Envy Lust, Desire, Passion, Sex...

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...ythical beasts, and many other nice (and not so nice) people and creatures. As with all Edith Nesbit's tales, The Magic City has generous helpings of humour, imagination and interesting ideas, as well as the over-arching story of how a boy and girl who have unwillingly become step-brother and sister eventually learn to like each other. A story that works on many levels and...

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...s that he may be able to do the three small deeds that will show he is worthy to ask for the hand of the Lady Mary in marriage. Filled with chivalry, humour, and high romance, Sir Nigel is simply a rattling good yarn. (Summary by Clive Catterall)...

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...turns out to be a pretty ugly affair. It opens up the cracks in the social divides, religious discrimination and dark family secrets. Told with wry humour and compassion for the pain of children, unseen by adults, a complex web of history unfolds underneath the rivalries and small disasters of Nyla's school play in which she is cast as an angel. Well, at least she’s not...

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...s brought vp with him: 1032 And since so Neighbour’d to his youth, and humour, 1033 That you vouchsafe your rest heere in our Court 1034 S...

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...ic collection, mostly affectionately humorous, but with moments of great pathos, was originally published in 1892 in The Whitefriars Library of Wit & Humour.<P/>(Summary by Ruth Golding)...

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...f from a shelf of Moderns into the keeper’s eyes. Others affirmed he had a humour to pick the worms out of the schoolmen, and swallow them fresh and f... ...share of reputation, which I would not will ingly forfeit for a frolic or humour; and I believe no gentle man who reads this paper will look upon it... ... looks in nature’s glass; Puns cannot form a witty scene, Nor pedantry for humour pass. To make men act as senseless wood, And chatter in a mystic str... ... her levee, crowding swains, Whom Stella freely entertains, With breeding, humour, wit, and sense; And puts them but to small expense; Their mind so p... ...NSIBLE what a weakness and presumption it is to reason against the general humour and disposition of the world. I remember it was with great justice, ... ...y did not lend its name to stand in the gap, and to employ or divert these humours, they must of necessity be spent in contraventions to the laws of t... ...eir general conversation, and would have it pass for in nocent freedom or humour, which is a dangerous experi ment in our northern climate, where al... ...eneracy of conversation, with the pernicious consequences thereof upon our humours and dispositions, hath been owing, among other causes, to the custo... ...rned for things so transitory; look on the present times, we find the same humour, yet wonder not at all. A wise man endeavours, by considering all ci...

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...ith higher spir- its than he quite knew what to do with, all fun and good- humour, and yet very troublesome and provoking. He and his brother Harold w... ...tain himself, to think of anything but pleasing him, so she answered good- humouredly that Harold must make hay for them all three to-day, no doubt bu... ...it is the royal mail!” I didn’t know what he was at, but he looked as good-humoured as anything. Halloo! give me my old hat, 20 Friarswood Post-Offic... ...addle and rode off, but Alfred had not the comfort of knowing that his ill-humour was not being vented upon the poor beast all the way to Elbury. Alfr... ...likely; I wish he may do no mischief to-night!’ Harold came home in better humour, but a fresh vexation awaited him. Mrs. King would not let him go to... ...a quick joyous eye, and regular white teeth when he smiled that merry good-humoured smile. Indeed, he was as young as a deacon could be, and he looked... ... about with his master, and thought it was a pleasure to meet such a good- humoured face.’ Alfred ventured to ask his trade, and was told he was being... ...claimed, ‘Oh Sir, please come again soon!’ ‘Very soon,’ said Mr. Cope good-humouredly; ‘but you’ve not got rid of me yet, the rain is pretty hard stil... ...ollector’s going his rounds,’ responded Harold; and Mrs. King laughed good-humouredly, always glad to see her sick boy able to enjoy himself; but she ...

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...rdight, This gentle crew gan from their eye lids chace The drowzie humour of the dampish night, And did themselues vnto their iourney d... ... A Chapelet of sundry flowers she wore, From vnder which the deawy humour shed, Did tricle downe her haire, like to the hore Conge...

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... Fal. Well Hal, well: and in some sort it iumpes with 180 my humour, as well as waiting in the Court, I can tell 181 you. 182 ...

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...ar the strongest, so give him fair words, and he will then soon be in a good humour with us.” As he spoke, he took a double cup of nectar, and placed ... ...urther. Let him stay or go as he will. He will fight later when he is in the humour, and heaven puts it in his mind to do so. Now, therefore, let us a... ...om their shouts have roused stands in their path, and they are in no further humour for the chase—even so the Achæans were still charging on in a body...

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...ommonly cited by its admirers as the main sources of its appeal. Both satirical and serious in tone, the Anatomy is vitalized by (Burton's) pervading humour, and Burton's digressive and inclusive style, often verging on a stream of consciousness, consistently informs and animates the text. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia)...