How to be English. 100 facts for the checklist of a true connoisseur of Britain

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How to be English. 100 facts for the checklist of a true connoisseur of Britain

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“What does it mean to be English?
Look at orders from above with one eye, like Nelson, or, like
Wellington, keep cool and calm under any circumstances? What
it is a sentimental affection for animals, a taste for disgusting boiled
vegetables, nostalgic fidelity to traditions, love for the monarchy and sympathy for
losers? Perhaps all of the above together, ”the author of this article believes.
books by David Boyle, famous British writer and journalist researching themes
economy, history and culture. You are waiting for 100 fascinating stories about
quirks and passions of the British, their history and traditions. You will find out why
the British and the French do not like each other, how did Chinese tea become
British national drink, which is why a truly English umbrella is black and
what school memories make adult Britons shed tears. Heroes
books - Alfred the Great and Punch, Dickens and Blake, miners and clerks in
striped suits, puritans and anglicans, theater actors and ghosts...
Beatles and Big Ben, Guy Fawkes Night and Canterbury Cathedral, pubs and cardigans,
English parks and Yorkshire pudding - a lot of facts, nuances and details
allows you to deeply feel what the real "British spirit" is.
Previously, the book was published in Russian under the title "Guide to
the English." This edition is supplemented with tabs with illustrations.

Barcode: 9785389218307 SKU: 70163989 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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