<p>A selection by Michael Frayn of some of the funniest writings of J.B. Morton, writer of "The Daily Express" "Beachcomber" column for over 40 years. The most memorable exploits of such characters as Dr Strabismus of Utrecht and Mr Justice Cocklecarrot are recounted.</p>

The Best of Beachcomber

Humor & Entertainment

Morton, J.B.

FRAYN, MICHAEL

Humor

Arrow (A Division of Random House Group)

For over 50 years Beachcomber (J.B. Morton) contributed his "By the Way" column to the "Daily Express", introducing readers to a notable cast of characters. This collection of Beachcomber's spoof newspaper items, poems and parodies ties in with the BBC's new radio series.

Beachcomber: The works of J. B. Morton

Frederick Muller

Soul Like a River

Literature & Fiction

United States

Austin Macauley

<p>";As funny as Wodehouse, if not funnier.";? The Oldie ";The greatest comic fertility of any Englishman.";?Evelyn WaughOswald Hattersley Blettisloe Thake, the ultimate upper-class English fool, lurches haplessly from calamity to calamity in 1930s Europe and America, describing everything (with delightful incomprehension) in his letters home to England. The Adventures of Mr Thake is a humor classic.</p>

Adventures of Mr Thake

Old Street Publishing

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