{"product_id":"9780008760977","title":"The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women : Serving Tea with a Side of Scorn","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Reed, Emily \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLiterary reference works\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 July 2025 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 160 pages, 80 col illus\u003cbr\u003e181 x 136 x 20 | 322g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebration of the sharpest, wittiest, most beloved Jane Austen characters and their timeless retorts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy use plain words to scold those nearest to you when fancier insults are available? With The Jane Austen Insult Guide for Well-Bred Women, you can clap back at irritating strangers, tiresome guests, bad dates and micromanaging bosses with top-notch snipes from the ultimate literary genius.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Just as effective today as they were two hundred years ago, hold your head high as you deliver the following:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When they won’t stop talking: ‘Let us have the luxury of silence.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  When you colleague asks you to ‘circle back’: ‘I detest jargon of every kind…’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  When they post filtered selfies: ‘Pictures of perfection, as you know, make me sick and wicked.’\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55685010129271,"sku":"9780008760977","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008760977.jpg?v=1756399319","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.pro\/products\/9780008760977","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}