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Lives of the Wits
Hesketh Pearson
'No pecuniary embarrassments equal to the embarrassments of a professed wit; the disappointment of his creditors - the importunity of duns - the tricks, forgeries and false coin he is forced to pay instead of gold. Pity a wit . Gilbert, Beerbohm Tree, Oscar Wilde, Bernard Shaw, Hilaire Belloc, Max Beerbohm and G.
368 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | November 5, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571255825 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 368 |
| Dimensions | 135 × 216 × 27 mm · 454 g |
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