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Sorry, I'm British!
Ben Crystal
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Description for Sorry, I'm British!
Paperback. Explore the oddities of the British psyche with this informative and witty illustrated guide. Illustrator(s): McLachlan, Ed. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DB; WDKX; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 16. Weight in Grams: 190.
Packed with facts and razor-sharp observations, Sorry, I’m British! is hilarious and informative in equal measure. From small-talk to superiority, from the famous stiff upper lip to the infamous football hooliganism, this book will take you through the sometimes sarcastic, often poetic, generally polite, never boastful, but universally proud realm of all that’s British. Discover the fate of a pitbull named ASBO, find out exactly why we get bank holidays when we do, and learn why it’s better to drive on the left with this mini encylopedia of British behaviour. Peppered with illustrations from the legendary British cartoonist Ed McLachlan ... Read more
Packed with facts and razor-sharp observations, Sorry, I’m British! is hilarious and informative in equal measure. From small-talk to superiority, from the famous stiff upper lip to the infamous football hooliganism, this book will take you through the sometimes sarcastic, often poetic, generally polite, never boastful, but universally proud realm of all that’s British. Discover the fate of a pitbull named ASBO, find out exactly why we get bank holidays when we do, and learn why it’s better to drive on the left with this mini encylopedia of British behaviour. Peppered with illustrations from the legendary British cartoonist Ed McLachlan ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oneworld Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781851688562
SKU
V9781851688562
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99-5
About Ben Crystal
Ben Crystal has worked in tv, film and theatre, including the 2006 season at Shakespeare’s Globe, and is a narrator for RNIB Talking Books, Channel 4 and the BBC. He wrote Shakespeare’s Words (Penguin 2002), Shakespeare on Toast (Icon 2009), and The Shakespeare Miscellany (Penguin 2005) with his father, David Crystal. Adam Russ is an actor and writer who lives ... Read more
Reviews for Sorry, I'm British!
"Full of strange facts, clever insights and amusing observations and adds up to a surprisingly comprehensive summary of what it means to be British… throughout there's a delightful, quiet wit that yearns to be quoted."
Daily Mail
"If you only buy one book tomorrow, make it this... charming."
Independent on Sunday
"This book is as informative ... Read more
Daily Mail
"If you only buy one book tomorrow, make it this... charming."
Independent on Sunday
"This book is as informative ... Read more