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Social life and customs, Real lives, Civilization, Attitudes, Penguin biography, English, English National characteristics, Biography, History, Nationalcharakter, Manners and customs, New York Times reviewed, Volkskarakter, Nationale kenmerken, Culturele identiteit, Anglais, Ouvrages humoristiques, Histoire des mentalités, Caractère national anglais, Civilisation, National characteristics, english, Great britain, civilization, England, social life and customs
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Table of Contents

Preface Page vii
1. The Land of Lost Content Page 1 2. Funny Foreigners Page 24 3. The English Empire Page 43 4. 'True Born Englishmen' and Other Lies Page 60 5. We Happy Few Page 77 6. The Parish of the Senses Page 93 7. Home Alone Page 115 8. There Always Was an England Page 141 9. The Ideal Englishman Page 176 10. Meet the Wife Page 207 11. Old Country, New Clothes Page 232 Acknowledgements Page 267 Notes Page 269 Bibliography Page 283 Index Page 297

Edition Notes

First published by Michael Joseph 1998
Published with minor revisions in Penguin Books 1999
Reissued in this edition 2007

Printed in England.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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London, England
Series
Penguin Celebrations, 9
Copyright Date
1998, 1999

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.821

Contributors

Printer
Clays Ltd, St Ives plc
Copyright
Jeremy Paxman
Author Photographer
Anthony Oliver

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Paperback
Pagination
ix, 309 p. ; 20 cm.
Number of pages
320

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Open Library
OL22162192M
Internet Archive
englishportraito0000paxm
ISBN 10
0141035145
ISBN 13
9780141035147
OCLC/WorldCat
260199364
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E1BSwVuDHecC
Oxford University Bodleian Library Aleph System Number
016552869
British Library
013944867
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309164
Library Thing
22280
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2068826

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