The Fireside Treasury of Great Humor

From Library Journal This collection of 35 pieces of American, British, and Canadian humorous writing has the merit of presenting specimens of many diverse styles and varieties of mindfrom Mark Twain, Stephen Leacock, and Will Cuppy to Jean Shepherd, Garrison Keillor, and Fran Lebowitzand the additional virtue of offering uncommon rather than overworked material. It is always easy to find fault with the selective ability of an editor for having omitted this or that favorite author, and for including one or two whose sterling worth is questionable, but on the whole Sarrantonio is a good selector. Since not all names will be familiar to all readers, brief biographical sketches would have been helpful. The book is a bit uneven, but mostly fun. A.J. Anderson, Graduate Sch. of Lib. & Information Science, Simmons Coll., BostonCopyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.