As part of a humorous and unconventional anthology series on the British Isles, this tribute to England includes work by Betjeman on bell-ringing, Orwell in defence of English cooking, Henry James on the Epsom Derby, Trollope on fox-hunting and Voltaire on the English temper. Richard Ingrams is the founder and editor of "Private Eye". He has written "Piper's Place: John Piper in England and Wales", "God's Apology: A Chronicle of Three Friends" and "John Stewart Collis: A Memoir".