"Remember that you are a human being with a soul and the divine gift of articulate speech, that your native language is the language of Shakespeare and Milton and The Bible. Don't sit there crooning like a bilious pigeon." [GBS, Pygmalion]
Coming soon: 40FT Press presents everybody is interested in pigeons, a Menippean satire by Paul Kavanagh [publishing date tbc]. Meanwhile, enjoy this Sergio Leone clip, an influence on Mr Kavanagh's novel...