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Biography for Beginners

By: E. Clerihew
Narrated by: Denis Daly
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Publisher's Summary

E. Clerihew Bentley is credited with the invention of the ‘clerihew’, or humorous verse aphorism, on biographical subjects.

This collection, which was illustrated by G. K Chesterton, contains thirty-nine irregular quatrains on historical and contemporary celebrities, starting with Sir Christopher Wren and concluding with the publisher, T. Werner Laurie.

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Inspirational & Religious Comedy & Humour
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