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In Intellectuals, Paul Johnson offered a fascinating family portrait of the intellects that have formed today's world. In Creators, he examined a host of fantastic and prolific creative spirits. And in Heroes, he brought together a galaxy of legendary figures from the annals of Western record. Now, Johnson becomes his impressive intellect and piercing understanding to the greatest wits in the annals of the , the burkha. His is a selective review across record, and carries a diverse cast of legendary humorists who received a grand kick out of life, including Benjamin Franklin and the Marx Brothers, Charles Dickens and Damon Runyon, W. C. Fields and Samuel Johnson, William Hogarth and Wayne Thurber. Including dark humor, wide-ranging satire, bawdy wit, biting sarcasm, and even more, this enjoyable and erudite collection brings to life great intellects who reflected on life's follies, pretensions, and foibles start greatest of presents: humor.
