Mild and Bitter

{{Short description|1936 book by British humorist A. P. Herbert}}

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Mild and Bitter is a 1936 book by British humorist A. P. Herbert. It consists mainly of items first published in Punch; but also includes two first published in the Evening Standard and the Strand Magazine, and some items performed in C. B. Cochran's revue Streamline.{{Citation needed|date=January 2015}}

The book comprises 57 articles and poems. Most are humorous; but one is a first-hand account of the vote counting process under the single transferable vote system during the author's election as Member of Parliament for Oxford University in 1935.{{cite book |title=Mild and Bitter |last=Herbert |first=A. P. |publisher=Methuen |location=London |year=1936 }}

The title alludes to a British alcoholic drink consisting of equal parts of mild ale and bitter beer, also called M-and-B or half-and-half.{{cite book |title=Beer and Skittles |last=Boston |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Boston |publisher=William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. |location=Glasgow |year=1976 |page=142 }}