{"product_id":"fumes-of-formation-paperback","title":"Fumes of Formation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmanda McKittrick Ros\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmanda McKittrick Ros was an Irish writer who is famous for creating \"serious literature\" so uncommonly and astonishingly bad that it is utterly hilarious to read. She is a cult figure in the world of words, inspiring many unsuccessful attempts at imitation and enjoying the admiration of many famous literary figures. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished in 1933, Fumes of Formation is Amanda McKittrick Ros' final completed book. It is a masterwork of wonderfully terrible poetry: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This inventive production was hatched within a mind fringed with Fumes of Formation, the Ingenious Innings of Inspiration and Thorny Tincture of Thought.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFumes of Formation, the second book of poetry by the late, great Amanda McKittrick Ros, contains, among many equally astonishing poems, her most famous: \"On Visiting Westminster Abbey\" This is the first sentence: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHoly Moses  Have a look \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFlesh decayed in every nook \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome rare bits of brain lie here, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMortal loads of beef and beer, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome of whom are turned to dust, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvery one bids lost to lust;\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRoyal flesh so tinged with 'blue'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndergoes the same as you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLike all of Amanda's books this book was self published and only 160 copies were known to have been bound and sold into circulation, meaning that until now Fumes of Formation has been extremely scarce and very expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever, The Amanda McKittrick Ros Society has painstakingly and faithfully reproduced Fumes of Formation (with a high spirited new cover) in both softcover and ebook formats, meaning you can now inexpensively add this timeless tome to your collection and enjoy the incredible masterpiece of deliciously laughable poetry by yourself and with confidants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52638803853619,"sku":"9781522772798","price":23.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K2Ccp5kUHv9781522772798.webp?v=1762332843","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/fumes-of-formation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}