My Account
Log in Registration
All
Cart
Highlights
Fiction Books
Non-Fiction Books
Children's Books
Rare Books
Music
DVD & Blu-Ray
Video Games
Category
Wishlists
Cart
All
Free US shipping over $10
Trustpilot
Proud to be B-Corp

England, Their England A G Macdonell

England, Their England By A G Macdonell

England, Their England by A G Macdonell

Reviews:
$19.49
Condition - Very Good
Out of stock
Very Good

Summary

A. G. Macdonell's affectionately satirical comedy of 1920s English society.

England, Their England Summary

England, Their England by A G Macdonell

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 and 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 and 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 and Jerome K. Jerome, England, Their England offers a delightful portrait of Britain in the 1920s.

England, Their England Reviews

[England, Their England] is a joy to read . . . a book which must certainly not be missed -- Ralph Straus * Sunday Times *
Mr Macdonell has hit off the particular foibles of the educated Englishman . . . The book is so amusing, so sly and so good-humoured that it would need no further justification * Manchester Guardian *
As fun it is immense. -- Gerald Gould * Observer *
One of the most amusing satires it has ever been my luck to read. -- James Agate * Daily Express *
Praise be for a book that is really funny -- L. A. G. Strong * Spectator *

About A G Macdonell

Archibald Macdonell was born in India in 1895. He began writing after being invalided out of the army during the First World War, working as a critic for the London Mercury. The publication of England, Their England in 1933 brought him critical acclaim and near-instant fame. He wrote many further novels, military history, several plays, and was a well-known radio broadcaster at the beginning of the Second World War. Macdonell died suddenly in 1941.

Additional information

GOR008968855
9781509858477
1509858474
England, Their England by A G Macdonell
A G Macdonell
Pan 70th Anniversary
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Pan Macmillan
20170907
304
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - England, Their England