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How England Made The English: From Why We Drive On The Left To Why We

Harry Mounts How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Dont Talk to Our Neighbours is packed with astonishing facts and wonderful stories.

Q. Why are English train seats so narrow?

A. Its all the Romans fault.



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Harry Mounts How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Dont Talk to Our Neighbours is packed with astonishing facts & wonderful stories.

Q. Why are English train seats so narrow?

A. Its all the Romans fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; & they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots.

For readers of Paxmans The English, Brysons Notes on a Small Island & Foxs Watching the English, this intriguing & witty book explains how our national characteristics
- our sense of humour, our hobbies, our favourite foods & our behaviour with the opposite sex
- are all defined by our nations extraordinary geography, geology, climate & weather.

You will learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. It identifies the materials that make Engl&, too: the faint pink Aberdeen granite of kerbstones; that precise English mix of air temperature, smell & light that hits you the moment you touch down at Heathrow

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Pink - A colour made by combining red and white
Hand - A part of the body at the end of the arm
Hand - A pointer which indicates time on a clock face
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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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