Catch Not A Good Word About Anybody Illustrated By Jane Goodsell Offered In Script

truth, much amusement, as the title suggests, From Library Journal

"Were it not for the misfortunes of our friends, life would be unbearable, " This formidable bit of rapierwork from the pen of La Rochefoucauld suggests the flavor of this engaging collection of puns, witticisms, objectlessons, quips, and odds and ends gleaned from such varied sources as the classics and newspaper columns.
The Not a Good Word About Anybody's aim is to offer comfort to those whose personal tales of woe seem overpowering by demonstrating that others have had it as bad or worse.
For instance, Picasso couldn't learn the alphabet, Marilyn Monroe suffered from hemorrhoids, and Gable was perfunctory in bed, Goodsell has packed a great deal of superfluous fun into the book, and it should pleasantly beguile a tedious halfhour or two, A. J. Anderson, G. S. L. I. S. , Simmons Coll. , Boston
CopyrightReed Business Information, Inc, This was kinda fun. Described as "a wicked and wonderful collection of other people's mishaps, blunders, and inexcusable behavior, "
A few examples:
The Ecole des Beaux Arts turned down Paul Cezanne when he applied for entrance,


Henri Matisse's painting, Le Bateau, hungdays in the Museum of Modern Art before someone noticed in was upside down,
Louis XIV, the most elegant man inth century Europe, took a bath once a year,
The average American woman in theth century gave birth tochildren,
In ancient Egypt, only pharaohs were allowed to eat mushrooms, They were considered too good for anyone else, .