Product Description

"When Jack Sued Jill" is the latest collection of original verse by maverick multimillionaire publisher Felix Dennis. Taking the innocence of nursery rhymes and turning them into something altogether darker, Dennis turns his piercing eye on the follies and absurdities of modern life. From ASBOs to Osama Bin Laden, creationism to crack houses, Humpty Dumpty to Tony Blair, nothing and no one is spared. Even more shockingly, once you've read Dennis's updating of "Little Miss Muffet", you'll never be able to think of her in the same way again. Scathing and hilarious, imaginative and unpredictable, "When Jack Sued Jill" is an essential collection of twisted nursery rhymes for the twenty-first century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10377 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

About the Author
Felix Dennis was imprisoned in 1971 as co-editor of OZ magazine. After his acquittal on appeal, he founded his own magazine publishing company in 1973 and made millions with the sale of Personal Computer World and MacUser in the mid-eighties. Today , Dennis Publishing remains a privately owned company with headquarters in London and New York City. Titles include The Week, Auto Express, Computer Shopper and Maxim. The annual Sunday Times Rich List estimates that Felix Dennis is the 65th richest individual in the UK. Following a life-threatening illness, his first collection of poetry, A Glass Half Full was published by Hutchinson and the second, Lone Wolf, in 2004. His other interests include planting trees and he divides his time between homes in Warwickshire, London, New York, Connecticut and the Caribbean island of Mustique.

Customer Reviews

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do not be but off with the title this is a book for the 21 century
these are not for young kids .but for adults very funny you will laugh

When Jack Sued Jill
Found this an excellent read, though not as goood as his 'straight' poetry.
But an interesting riposte in a more cynical age.

Adults only. No kids allowed!
I love the way the poems are set against the rhythm of children's nursery rhymes. It's very clever.

Felix Dennis touches on the modern situations such as Hoodies and politics all in the same book. It is very interesting and the free audio CD makes listening to the poems even better.

I must say, Little Miss Muffet is portrayed as an awfully naughty girl in this book!!!

Hilarious!