The Comic English Grammar

A witty Victorian send-up of the dry grammar book, teaching the rules of English through humour, satire and comic example, so that the driest of subjects becomes an unexpected source of amusement.

At a glance Nothing sounds duller than a grammar book, which is precisely the joke this one is in on. It sets out to teach the rules of English while making its reader laugh. What it's about The Comic English Grammar is a humorous treatment of English grammar… In place of the solemn tone of the schoolroom, it offers wit, satire and amusing…

The Comic English Grammar is a humorous treatment of English grammar, casting the familiar apparatus of parts of speech, syntax and usage in a deliberately comic light.