Bon-Mots of Samuel Foote and Theodore Hook

192 pp. Aubrey Beardsley illustrations. ABOUT SAMUEL FOOTE: Samuel Foote (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall. He was known for his comedic acting and writing, and for turning the loss of a leg in a riding accident in 1766 to comedic opportunity.--Wikipedia. ABOUT THEODORE HOOK: Theodore Edward Hook (22 September 1788 – 24 August 1841) was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1809. The world's first postcard was received by Hook in 1840; he likely posted it to himself.[1]--Wikipedia