Mild And Bitter - Softcover

Herbert, A.P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842325930 ISBN 13: 9781842325933

Publisher: House of Stratus, 2014

‘In Utopia, Perfect Place Everything’s exactly right; No one’s virtuous or base, There is neither Day nor Night. But where everything is right Nothing’s left for which to fight’ So goes A P Herbert’s vision of Paradise, but whilst still this side of the pearly gates, the versatile APH finds plenty of subjects to satirize, criticize, lament and laugh over – be they such eternal preoccupations of gentlemen at cricket, smoking, privacy, speech day, or that most fearful duty of them all – being the father of the bride.

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About the Author:

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert was born in 1890 and educated at Winchester and Oxford. Having achieved a first in Jurisprudence, he then joined the Royal Navy and served both at Gallipoli and in France during the First World War. He was called to the Bar in 1918, but never practised, having established himself at a young age as a lauded writer of verses. Later, he went on to become Member of Parliament for Oxford University from 1935 to 1950. Throughout his life A.P. Herbert was a prolific writer, delighting his many readers with his witty observations and social satires in the columns of Punch. He often used his column in aid of causes, and was a tireless campaigner for reform, especially of the then divorce laws, the denouncing of injustice, and also as a dedicated conserver of the River Thames. He conducted a long standing campaign against jargon and 'officialese'. However, this was always done utilising his characteristic wry humour and a great sense of fun. He created a host of colourful characters – notably Topsy, Albert Haddock and Mr Honeybubble – and wrote novels, poems, musicals, essays, sketches and articles. By the time of his death in 1971, Herbert had gained a considerable following and was highly regarded in literary circles. J.M. Barrie, Hilaire Belloc, Rudyard Kipling and John Galsworthy all delighted in his work, and H.G. Wells once applauded him stating: 'You are the greatest of great men. You can raise delightful laughter and that is the only sort of writing that has real power over people like me.'

Review:

There is not one bit without point and pith... An excellent book.--Evening Standard

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