The Henry Root Letters

by Henry Root

Book Overview

Henry Root Letters, The by Root, Henry This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0708818889
• ISBN13: 9780708818886
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Little Brown Paperbacks (a&C)
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Root is the word!

Along with Flashman, possibly the funniest book I have ever read.Root (a pseudonym) writes to many well known British (and to a lesser extent international) people of the day (early 1980's) eliciting replies that border on the hilarious.It's amusing that the vast majority took him seriously.... the line about Margaret Thatcher... "A Strong man like yourself".. to the then Pakistani President Zia-al-haq is absolutely priceless.

Crackpots unite!

So British! A delight for the likes of me. The only time he seems to have been caught out in this entire series of crackpot letter writing was by the Oxford University Admissions Tutor who hit the nail right on the head, realising that Root is a fraud!Neverhteless, this is the kind of treatise that keeps spirits high and makes one wish one had thought of it first. Well done, Root's alright!

Henry Root influenced my life

I found this book a compelling read. The Henry Root letters has formed the basis of many of the letters I have written in my adult life.One of the funniest aspects of this book is the replies. I particularly liked the response from Colonel/ President Zia-al-haq including a signed photo.All in all, a book that you can pick up and put down when you feel like it. Lets do it! Here's a pound!

An interesting comedy in letters

This book makes a good read when you only have a brief time for reading; the book is composed of photocopies of Root's letters. He writes to various important British persons, sharing his ideas and political opinions with them. The letters from Mr. Root are funny in their sarcasm and wit, but it's the responses he receives that really make the book hilarious. I especially liked the occasional bribe that Root would include to elicit a response. My only word of warning- if you're not into British humor, then you might find this book to be a dry read.