A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy TooleMeet the fat, flatulent and eloquent Ignatius J. Reilly in John Kennedy Toole's light and pithy comic tale A Confederacy of Dunces, beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. 'This city is famous for its gamblers, prostitutes, exhibitionists, anti Christs, alcoholics, sodomites, drug addicts, fetishists, onanists, pornographers, frauds, jades, litterbugs, and lesbians . . . don't make the mistake of bothering me.' Ignatius J.

Six years later

Long hailed as a truly liberating book

On the journey we take with Scrooge we encounter a rich array of Dickensian characters including the poor Cratchit family with the ailing Tiny Tim and the generous and jolly Fezziwig

This is the perfect first book for little ones - the playful text is a wonderful spur to read and respond together

It's up to train detective Hal and his new friend Winston to find out

Their introductory chapters walk you through the fundamentals of taste and texture

But in a climate of fear and paranoia

be careful of the tiny flutterpillar of the Wicklow Fairy

World-renowned artist Shaun Tan applies his extraordinary talent to a reflection on the nature of humans and animals

perfect for the home

cultural and political reaction to them over the last 100 years

They do better at surviving epidemics and famines