The Penguin Book of Women's Humour

by Regina Barreca (Editor)

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The most comprehensive and authoritative work on women's witty, wily, and wicked humor, from the 1700s to the present, featuring such voices as Anita Loos, Mae West, Erma Bombeck, and Lily Tomlin.

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Regina Barreca
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Gina Barreca, professor of English and feminist theory at the University of Connecticut, is the author or editor of over twenty books including Make Mine a Double: Why Women Like Us Like to Drink (or Not).

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Alcott, Louisa May (Contributor)
Allen, Maria (Contributor)
Alther, Lisa (Contributor)
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Down the Street by Lynda Barry
The Rover by Aphra Behn
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The Death of the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen
The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen
The Little Girls by Elizabeth Bowen
The Hotel by Elizabeth Bowen
To the North by Elizabeth Bowen
Eva Trout by Elizabeth Bowen
The House in Paris by Elizabeth Bowen
The Revolution of Little Girls by Blanche McCrary Boyd
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Castle Rackrent by Maria Edgeworth
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The Mill on the Floss by George Eliot
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The Shrapnel Academy by Fay Weldon
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The Fat Woman's Joke by Fay Weldon
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The Constant Sinner by Mae West
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Canonical title
The Penguin Book of Women's Humour
Alternate titles
The Penguin Book of Women's Humor
Original language
English

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
808.87 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Rhetoric and collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Collections of literary texts from more than two literatures Collections of humor and satire
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PN6231 .W6 .P46 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Wit and humor
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