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The Wit And Wisdom Of Discworld

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Wit And Wisdom Of Discworld

Contributors:

By (Author) Stephen Briggs
By (author) Terry Pratchett

ISBN:

9780552159463

Publisher:

Transworld Publishers Ltd

Imprint:

Corgi Books

Publication Date:

1st August 2013

UK Publication Date:

8th October 2009

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Other Subjects:

Quotations, proverbs and sayings
Epic fantasy / heroic fantasy

Dewey:

828.91402

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

304

Dimensions:

Width 154mm, Height 200mm, Spine 22mm

Weight:

316g

Description

Favourite quotations from the Discworld canon 'A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.' From, THE FIFTH ELEPHANT 'Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.' From, MOVING PICTURES The Wit and Wisdom of Discworld is a collection of the wittiest, pithiest and wisest quotations from this extraordinary universe, dealing one-by-one with each book in the canon. Guaranteed to transport you back to your favourite or forgotten Discworld moments it is the perfect book for die-hard Pratchett fans, as well as anyone coming to the Discworld for the first time.

Reviews

When the least they could do to you was everything, then the most they could do to you suddenly held no terror. From, Small Gods

A marriage is always made up of two people who are prepared to swear that only the other one snores.
From, The Fifth Elephant

Author Bio

Terry Pratchett is the acclaimed creator of the bestselling Discworld series, the latest of which is Making Money. He was appointed OBE in 1998. Stephen Briggs has adapted a number of the Discworld novels for the theatre, as well as collaborating with Terry Pratchett on various books including Nanny Ogg's Cookbook, Death's Domain and The Streets of Ankh-Morpork.

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