England, Their England

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A special edition of England Their England by A G Macdonell reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan's 70th anniversary Banished from his native Scotland by a curious clause in his father's will Donald Cameron moves to London & decides to conduct a study of the English people; a strange race who he is told have built an entire national identity around a reverence for team spirit & the memory of Lord Nelson What follows is one of the funniest social satires ever written Whether Cameron is haplessly participating in a village cricket match being shown around an exclusive golf course or trying to watch a rugby match in the thick London fog his affectionately bemused portrait of his new countrymen is a joy to read Reminiscent of the gentle wit of P G Wodehouse & Jerome K Jerome England Their England offers a delightful portrait of Britain in the 1920s