Donald Cameron, a young Scotsman, is commissioned to write a book on the outsider's view of the English. He sets about his task with enthusiasm, encountering along the way an array of richly comical characters including civil servants, newspaper editors, minor poets, a glamourous movie star, politicians, and many more. This satire of English eccentricity has become a classic of 20th century literature.
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"This book is an absolutely pleasure when you want cheering up. It's humour is close to that of "Three men in a boat" which is saying something. The description of the village green cricket match is a classic - I can't read the scene without laughing till my ribs hurt." — Marius (5 out of 5 stars)
"This book is an absolutely pleasure when you want cheering up. It's humour is close to that of "Three men in a boat" which is saying something. The description of the village green cricket match is a classic - I can't read the scene without laughing till my ribs hurt."
" If you don't understand the game of cricket it is difficult to understand the humor. "
" One of the best books written that takes a fond and funny look at the English between WWI and WWII. This book is a classic and should be read by anyone who wants to get a look "behind the curtain" of how the English Self identify "
" Whimsical snapshot of a long-gone era. Funny and charming in places, though one horribly tasteless joke shows that not everything lost is to be regretted. "
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