Dimensions
143 x 225 x 35mm
Once again, in the third decade of his Christmas Crackers, John Julius Norwich has cast his net widely; as usual, he has come up with a multitude of treasures. The ghost of Wilfred Owen appears to his brother; Napoleon orders the dancers of the Paris Opera to perform without their underwear; Adam and Eve converse in palindromes, while the story of Oedipyus is told in car number plates; Rossini explains how he writes his overtures; David Livingstone gets hopelessly lost on the railway; and Freya Stark paints an unforgettable picture of her grandmother. We also hear about Saudi Arabian air raid precautions and the etiquette governing revolving doors; we meet the Oxford professor who swallowed the heart of Louis XVI; and we are given two examples of the most irritating verse form ever devised.
