Abridged Classics: Brief Summaries of Books You Were Supposed to Read But Probably Didn't

"Abridged Classics is a witty collection of some of the major works of Western literature. John Atkinson, the creator of Wrong Hands cartoons, cleverly sums up these works in the least amount of words possible, enhanced by his delightfully deadpan illustrations. More than a hundred titles are included from Brave New World to Pride and Prejudice and Romeo and Juliet to The Great Gatsby. The literary endeavors contained in these pages -- which make pithy molehills out of verbose mountains -- are sure to amuse, confuse, educate, or irritate"--Back cover.

Publisher Marketing: "Very funny stuff...There is a lot going on in Atkinson's deceptively simple cartoons...and the magic is in how he achieves the maximum impact with as little as possible. So, it makes total sense for Atkinson to tackle some of the most celebrated books-with hilarious results." - Comics Grinder He compiles super-succinct summaries of literary classics in the light-hearted, humorous style that his blog readers have grown to love. - Wordpress John Atkinson, is giving all book lovers a chuckle with his condensed literary classic cartoons, which include abbreviations of famous works of literature. - Buzzfeed John Atkinson has illustrated and summarized the books you don't want to read but nevertheless feel you should. - the Paris Review Turns out you can summarize Proust's In Search of Lost Time with two pictures. - Lithub This book will appeal to people that read the New Yorker for the cartoons, or enjoy Tom Gauld's reading-themed cartoons. - ComicsDC Publisher Marketing :

Format: Hardcover | Pages: 160 | Publication Date: 2018-06-05