{"product_id":"a-dictionary-of-wellerisms","title":"A Dictionary of Wellerisms","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe wellerism - so called in English because it is a form of expression typical or reminiscent of Sam Weller or his father, two celebrated characters in Dickens's Pickwick Papers - is a major subtype of the proverb. It consists of three parts: a speech or statement (often a proverb), identification of the speaker, and identification of the situation, which gives the expression an ironic or humorous twist, often in the form of a pun.\n\u003cbr\u003eA Dictionary of Wellerisms is the first work to collect all of the wellerisms recorded in the English language. Containing a wealth of wit and wisdom, it also offers a preface, bibliography, lengthy introduction,\n\u003cbr\u003eand two indexes, one of speakers, one of situations. Wellerisms:  `Prevention is better than cure,' said the pig when it ran away from the butcher. `We'll have to rehearse that,' said the undertaker as the coffin fell out of the car.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46059355996398,"sku":"9780195083187","price":54.96,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/a-dictionary-of-wellerisms","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}