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Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. In this extraordinarily comprehensive collection he has compiled pieces that cover gossip, sport, humour, politics and much else, including writing by Ambrose Bierce, George Ade, G.K. Chesterton, Frank Sullivan, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, O.O. McIntyre, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Jimmy Breslin, Shaun Johnson, Dave Barry, George F. Will, Ellen Goodman, George Frazier, IanMackay and Alan Watkins.
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Christopher Silvester is a freelance writer. For several years he was a reporter for Private Eye and he has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines. He is the editor of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF INTERVIEWS and THE PIMLICO COMPANION TO PARLIAMENT. He lives in London W11.
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