Humphrey Lyttelton (1921–2008)
Auteur van The Little Book of Mornington Crescent
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Werken van Humphrey Lyttelton
It Just Ocurred to Me 1 exemplaar
I Play As I Please 1 exemplaar
I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: A Third Treasury: Specials and Spin-offs from the BBC Radio 4 Comedy (2018) 1 exemplaar
Humphrey's About 1 exemplaar
Between Friends 1 exemplaar
Last Chorus 1 exemplaar
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Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide to the British Isles as Heard on BBC Radio's "I'm Sorry I… (2008) — Verteller — 68 exemplaren
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Algemene kennis
- Gangbare naam
- Lyttelton, Humphrey
- Geboortedatum
- 1921-05-23
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2008-04-25
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Beroepen
- writer
Leden
Besprekingen
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 26
- Ook door
- 5
- Leden
- 383
- Populariteit
- #63,101
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 31
I started the book on Monday night. Only read a few pages. Didn't really get into it at all. I tried again on Tuesday night. Got up to page 14. I really wasn't getting on with the stream of consciousness thing - no chapters, one anecdote after another, jumping from place to place. I started to despair that I just wouldn't "get" this book. But this afternoon, I sat down with a big pint mug of tea and started to read. I read solidly for an hour and a half, and got into the swing of things. After 100 pages, I stopped for dinner, but soon returned to finish the book (it's not long, 170 pages).
It was amusing in places, a few interesting anecdotes, and I learnt some stuff about jazz. It really didn't tickle me the way Humph does on ISIHAC, though. I would recommend it to fans of the man, but make sure you sit down and read it in one or two sittings - it just doesn't work as something to read in snippets.… (meer)