From Euston Bear to Gandalf the Greggs - meet the unfortunate collection of overlooked literary siblings you never knew existed...
From Euston Bear to Gandalf the Greggs - meet the unfortunate collection of overlooked literary siblings you never knew existed...
'A rollercoaster of glorious, criminal wordplay' - Ian Martin, writer of VEEP, THE DEATH OF STALIN
'Shit Literary Siblings celebrates the mundane figures, and the characters that, until now, were destined to lurk in the wings - Donna Quixote, Todd Gatsby, Hubert Humbert included' - The FaceThe imagined worlds of books are populated by some of the most loved and recognisable characters we know. But for every famous detective, Victorian heroine and beloved children's character there often exists an overlooked, often rubbish, and frequently downright sht sibling. These unfortunate nobodies have never had the spotlight turned upon them. Until now. Meet the likes of...Euston Bear - currently living off Burger King wrapper sandwiches after ending up at the wrong stationWalter Wonka - a Kettering dentist with a phobia of dwarvesGandalf the Greggs - beardy, pastry-covered piss wizard who spends long periods of time in the highstreet bakery chainThe Honourable Jeremy Dracula - younger brother of the Count. Vegetarian.And many more. With illustrations to help you spot these oddballs hanging around on the streets, SHT LITERARY SIBLINGS is a must have slice of humour for the book lover in your life.The Fence is a quarterly satirical magazine based in Soho, London. Set up in 2019, it offers a mixture of investigations, features, fiction and comic shorts. The staff writers are Seamas O'Reilly, Fergus Butler-Gallie, Kieran Morris, John Phipps and Charlie Baker. Their articles have been syndicated by major national newspapers, including the Guardian and The Times.
'A rollercoaster of glorious, criminal wordplay' - Ian Martin, writer of VEEP, THE DEATH OF STALIN'Shit Literary Siblings celebrates the mundane figures, and the characters that, until now, were destined to lurk in the wings - Donna Quixote, Todd Gatsby, Hubert Humbert included' - The Face The imagined worlds of books are populated by some of the most loved and recognisable characters we know. But for every famous detective, Victorian heroine and beloved children's character there often exists an overlooked, often rubbish, and frequently downright sht sibling. These unfortunate nobodies have never had the spotlight turned upon them. Until now. Meet the likes of... Euston Bear - currently living off Burger King wrapper sandwiches after ending up at the wrong station Walter Wonka - a Kettering dentist with a phobia of dwarves Gandalf the Greggs - beardy, pastry-covered piss wizard who spends long periods of time in the highstreet bakery chain The Honourable Jeremy Dracula - younger brother of the Count. Vegetarian.And many more. With illustrations to help you spot these oddballs hanging around on the streets, SHT LITERARY SIBLINGS is a must have slice of humour for the book lover in your life.
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