How Not to Be a Basic Peasant
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How Not to Be a Basic Peasant
What if the Middle Ages had life coaches and influencers? For the vast audience of Ren Faire enthusiasts and Shakespeare lovers, How Not to Be a Basic Peasant is a humorous self-help guide to life in medieval times.
Hark Peasants! Let this Bard guide you on the journey to becoming a better version of your peasant self.
Imagine if the Middle Ages had its own set of influencers and life coaches. Their collected wisdom would produce this very guide. Here, the ultimate Bard takes readers on a self-improvement journey—with lessons that any peasant can pick up and instantly start implementing into their lives. Examples include:
- How not to make a fool of thyself at the local tavern
- How to make a scene at a jousting tournament to stay relevant
- How to make your tiny home into a pleasant place to reside (spoiler: it involves sweeping out the rats)
- What not to wear (is chainmail in or out?)
- And what to do in case of a bear chase
Including helpful and insightful illustrations inspired by medieval art, this handy guide will keep you become just slightly better than your peers, even if you may never achieve royalty status.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780762487936
Publisher: Running Press,U.S.
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 03 April 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Running Press Adult
Illustration: 30 two-colour illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 182.0mm
Weight: 280g
Pages: 128
About the Author
Kristen Mulrooney is a humorist and satirist based in a small town near Boston. She is the winner of the 2022 Erma Bombeck Humorist-in-Residence program. Her writing has been featured in The New Yorker, McSweeney s, House Beautiful, The Weekly Humorist, Popular Science, and other web outlets. She is a contributor and editor of The Belladonna, humor site by women and non-binary writers, for everyone. She has studied satire and humor writing with The Second City. Her words and wisdom on the pitfalls of parenting appear in the humor anthology Embrace the Merciless Joy: A McSweeney's Guide to Parenting. She is the co-author of the best-selling Gilmore Girls: The Official Cookbook.
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