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Out to Lunch in Provence
Mike Aalders

Kenneth Mason Publications Ltd, 2007

Nick Wadley's Guide to British Artists
Nick Wadley

Pomegranate Communications, 2003

Here's a useful guide to classic and contemporary British artists, including expatriates like Whistler and Fuseli. In his usual punderful style, Wadley renders his view of his fellow artists, based on their names or style of art. Turner is of course a wheel; Whistler whistles away as a kettle; Fry gets cooked as two eggs up in a frying pan. Mackintosh models a dashing mac; Heron struts on his birdy legs; Fuseli burns to a crisp. To refresh your ...

Christmas Poems
U. A. Fanthorpe

Enitharmon Press, 2003

This collection brings together the poems U.A. Fanthorpe has been sending out to friends as Christmas cards since 1974. Along with some previously unpublished poems, readers can enjoy her yearly output in its entirety. Here are a broad range of seasonal characters, angels and personified Christmas trees, and a variety of styles to match. She is witty and highly original, rethinking the Christmas story from quirky angles, to create her own ...

Tom Harris (British Literature Series)
Stefan Themerson

Dalkey Archive Press, 2004

From Me to You: Love Poems

1 review
R.V. Bailey, U.A. Fanthorpe

Enitharmon Pr, 2008

U.A. Fanthorpe and R.V. Bailey hold that every day is important
With love, the sky is the limit. "From Me to You: Love Poems" is a poetry anthology from U.A. Fanthorpe and R.V. Bailey who hold that every day is important - not just holidays such as Christmas and Valentine's day. They focus on love, giving readers touching, brilliant and heartwarming poems through out all of these pages with charming illustrations by Nick Wadley giving the book an especially ...

Drunk With Pleasure: Nick Wadley's Guide to Wine

2 reviews
Nick Wadley

Pomegranate Communications, 2003

Sketchy yet wickedly humorous cartoons and visual puns
Drunk With Pleasure is a collection of simple, sketchy yet wickedly humorous cartoons and visual puns, all involving wine or alcohol. Drawn in a minimalist style with splashes of color, these chuckle-inducing single-panel scenes include a play on the phrase "Life is unfair!" as "Life is un verre!", i.e. a delicious drink. A glossary of wine terms to better contribute to understanding the cartoons ...