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How Not to Be a Basic Peasant

A Medieval Bard's Guide to Living Your Best Life
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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... Read More
Format: Hardback
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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.

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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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