The best of John B. Keane : collected humorous writings.: collected humorous writings. (©2011)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Prose works.
• Other Names: Keane, John B, 1928-2002
• Contents: Life -- the Incurable Illness; Watery Eyes; Corns; Invalids; Under the Bed; Pipe Down Please; Losing One's Way; Middle-Aged Men; Bucket Handles; Insomnia; Foul Talk; Fear; Female Wrongs; The Music of Humanity; Salute Ye One Another; Remembrance; A Night to Remember; It Never Rains But It Pours; Creaky Steps; Corner-Boys; Play the Fool; Gambles; The Spirit of Christmas; Love Lies Bleeding; Innocent Bystanders; Calls of Nature; Window-Peeping; The Prophet; The Council of Dirha; Food -- and Drink!; Mixed Grills; While Stocks Last; Humble Pie; Potato-Cakes; The Drinking Fields; Ling. Bringing Home the DrunkWatching Diners; Pubology; The Taking of Umbrellas; Whiskey Bum; Beef Tea; Men and Other Animals; Cuckoo, Cuckoo; Unlicensed Bulls; Cruelty to Greyhounds!; A Song with No Air; English Words ... But the Accent Is Irish; The Ass and Cart; Heifer Coursing; Dogs; Farmers' Boys; The Large White Duck; A Horsechestra; Hatching; Shake Hands with the Devil; Canavan's Dog; Keys to the Kingdom; The Colour of Kerry; No Chairs; Bohareens; Matchmaker; Great Goalkeepers of Our Time; Is Cork Sinking?; A Personal Tramp; A Warm Bed on a Cold Night; Racecourse Tipster. The Nine Rules for Corner BoysThe Kingdom of Kerry; ... Makes the World Go Round; Young Love; Inlaws and Outlaws; Garters; Rejection; Too Serious; A Bull in August; Unlawful Sex; Bed Hermits; 'Plenty Cotton'; The Girls Who Came with the Band; Circus Passion; Success with Womenor How To Succeed with Women; ... into that Good Night; Foul Deeds Will Rise; The Name of Money; Obstructors; Old Cars; The Time I Was Dead; Dead Plucker; Wakes; Where Have All the Old Folk Gone?; Our Grandfathers; Deathbed Reporter; Epitaphs; Words, Words, Words; The Makings of a Book; The Real Moral; Proverbs. After the PlayLong Sentences; False Account; Write a Book; Amateur Critics; Pernounciations; Spot On; Questions and Answers; Long Sermons; Other Titles by this Author.
• Publisher Details: Cork : Mercier Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Copyright Date: 2011
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 824/.914; Ireland -- Literary collections; Ireland -- Humor; Ireland; Electronic books; Humor; Literary collections
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781781170212; 1781170215
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, viewed Nov. 7, 2012).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.