Larry Ashmead

Bertha Venation (eBook, ePUB)

And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"Expectant parents are always looking for inspiration about names, and might be glad of a warning." - Financial Times An ideal gift book with personality and charm, Bertha Venationis a legendary editor's lifetime collection of the amazing names of actual people, with his own inimitable wit, commentary, and stories. Roger Gotobed . . . Ida Slaptor . . . Formica Dinette . . . Honeysuckle Weeks . . . Gay Beach . . . Sappho Clissit . . . Dimple Mystery This colorful collection of extraordinary names, sure to please every lover of miscellany, features: Celebrity Children, Weirdest Names in Sports, Aptly Named Professionals, Literary Highlights, Funny Name Marriages, Places and Houses with Strange Names, Long and Meaningless Names, and Pets. Barbara Fatt Heine . . . P. Enis . . . Razzle and Dazzle . . . Moondog . . . Casa Enima . . . Phydeaux . . . Phat Ho . . . Fitz Funfrock . . . Mone't Elysea Ann . . . and Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins e-books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061873737
• Artikelnr.: 37998131

Autorenporträt

Larry Ashmead was an editor at HarperCollins for 25 years. The authors he published include: Isaac Asimov, Tony Hillerman, Susan Isaacs, Anne Rivers Siddons, and Simon Winchester. He also wrote the book Bertha Venation: And Hundreds of Other Funny Names of Real People.