The comic encyclopedia: A library of the literature and history of humor containing thousands of gags, sayings, and stories

by Evan Esar

The comic A library of the literature and history of humor containing thousands of gags, sayings, and stories

831 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1978

About the author

Evan Esar (1899–1995) was an American humorist who wrote Esar's Comic Dictionary 1943, "Humorous English" in 1961, and 20,000 Quips and Quotes in 1968. He is known for quotes like "Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions." He also wrote The Legend of Joe Miller, which was privately printed for members of the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco by the Grabhorn Press in 1957.

His quotes are commonly found in Crossword puzzles.