A celebration of the sharpest, wittiest, most beloved Jane Austen characters and their timeless retorts Why use plain words to scold those nearest to you when fancier insults are available?
With The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women, you can clap back at irritating strangers, tiresome guests, bad dates and micromanaging bosses with top-notch snipes from the ultimate literary genius. Just as effective today as they were two hundred years ago, hold your head high as you deliver the following: When they won’t stop talking: ‘Let us have the luxury of silence.’ When you colleague asks you to ‘circle back’: ‘I detest jargon of every kind…’ When they post filtered selfies: ‘Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.’
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Binding: Hardback
Author: Emily Reed
Pagination: 160p
SKU: 9780008760977
A celebration of the sharpest, wittiest, most beloved Jane Austen characters and their timeless retorts Why use plain words to scold those nearest to you when fancier insults are available?
With The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women, you can clap back at irritating strangers, tiresome guests, bad dates and micromanaging bosses with top-notch snipes from the ultimate literary genius. Just as effective today as they were two hundred years ago, hold your head high as you deliver the following: When they won’t stop talking: ‘Let us have the luxury of silence.’ When you colleague asks you to ‘circle back’: ‘I detest jargon of every kind…’ When they post filtered selfies: ‘Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.’
We offer free standard UK delivery on all orders over £50.
Orders up to £30 are charged a flat fee of £4.95 within the UK.
Orders between £30.01 and £50 are charged a flat fee of £6.95 within the UK.
Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch.
Delivery Worldwide
Due to the EU Regulation 2023/988 (GPSR) we are currently unable to accept any orders for delivery to EU member countries, Switzerland and Northern Ireland.
We can deliver to other selected countries worldwide.
Returns & refunds
If you are not completely satisfied with your item you may return it within 28 days for a refund.