The King's English

Posthumously published, the great man's trenchant, provocative and authoritative guide to the use and abuse of the English language. Sir Kingsley Amis, who died in 1995, occupied a unique position in the world of English letters: elder statesman, former angry young man, latter-day curmudgeon and, above all, comic novelist of genius. In all his work, and throughout his life, the use and abuse of the English language was one of his principal concerns. The King's English pungently, entertainingly and concisely conveys his love and knowledge of the subject to new generations of readers and writers. Here can be found all those linguistic pitfalls ('crescendo', 'disinterested', 'enormity') which lie in wait for the ignorant or the careless. And if you've ever wondered whether it's acceptable to start a sentence with 'and', or what you risk revealing about yourself by your pronunciation of 'liqueur', or whether or not to cross your 7s in the French style, Amis has the answer. By turns reflective, acerbic, combative and controversial, The King's English will find a place on the shelves of anyone who values the English language and cares about the way in which it is used.

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KINGSLEY AMIS

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Harpercollins

In 1954, Kingsley Amis grabbed the attention of the literary world as one of the Angry Young Men with his first novel Lucky Jim. He maintained a public image of blistering intelligence, savage wit, and belligerent fierceness of opinion until his death in 1995. In his letters, he confirms the legendary aspects of his reputation, and much more. This collection contains more than eight hundred letters that divulge the secrets of the artist and the man, with an honesty and immediacy rare in any biography or memoir.Amis, so assured in his pronouncements on fellow writers, grapples privately with fears, self-doubts, ambitions, and personal disasters. He is wildly funny, indulging in mordant gossip and astonishing frankness with his intimate friends and lovers. Some letters are dashed off with signature frustration; others are written with painstaking and painful circumspection. They make vivid the triumphs and tumult of his life and his times, from post-war Britain through the Thatcher era, as well as his attractions to women, jazz, drink, and the comic possibilities of the English language.As an intellectual pugilist who took no prisoners, Kingsley Amis had few peers. These letters, at times scandalous, at times tragic, reinforce his historical relevance and literary stature.

The Letters of Kingsley Amis

Biographies & Memoirs

HarperCollins Publishers, Ltd

A novel of Britain under Russian rule. Published in paperback by Penguin Books.

Russian hide-and-seek: A melodrama

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Hutchinson

<p>Light wear to dust jacket, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.</p>

Stanley and the women

Collected Short Stories

The Folks That Live On The Hill

Written by the author of "Stanley and the Women", "The Old Devils", "Difficulties with Girls" and "Crime of the Century", this novel focuses upon the lives of the elite middle-class community living on and around Primrose Hill.

The folks that live on the hill

From the rear cover: "Elegant, provocative and hugely entertaining, Kingsley Amis's memoirs are filled with anecdotes, experiences and portraits of famous friends, family, acquaintances (and a few eminent foes).

Memoirs (Vintage Classic) [Paperback] [Jul 01, 2004] Amis, Kingsley (Vintage Classics)

Arts & Literature

Vintage

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The Alteration [Paperback] [Jan 01, 2004] Kingsley Amis (Vintage Classics)

Jake's Thing

With Great Pleasure

Margaret Drabble

SUE TOWNSEND

Jeffrey, Archer

Harry Secombe

Humor & Entertainment

Arrow

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