It is not by chance that the relation of matters in the past are called 'History'. It is, generally, 'his story' with many men doing grand things while the women stayed home to make the soup. Pope Joan & Other Great Women gives another, highly entertaining view on life as comedian Sandi Toksvig brings her trademark wit and humour to bear on 22 portraits of as eccentric a melange of women throughout history as you are ever likely to find.

Author Biography

Sandi Toksvig is an actor, comedian and writer of many books, including The Chain of Curiosity, Whistling For Elephants and Hitler's Canary among other titles. She hosts BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz and writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph. Sandy Nightingale is one of Britain's leading illustrators. her books include Dear Fairies. Westminster