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England, Their England

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Fun Folio Society edition of MacDonell's gently comic novel depicting England (and village cricket) between the wars. It’s an easy read, no central plot, a bit like a series of short stories in each location or scenario but where the central theme is a Scotsman trying to understand what makes the English so . It is regarded as one of the classics of English humour and is much-loved by readers for its evocation of England between the wars.

G. Macdonell and you will usually get a blank look, though occasionally you get the response: ‘Oh yes, I’ve heard of England, Their England. The ending seemed terribly abrupt, as if the author desperately wanted to finish somehow or another. I first came across the book in the 1950's, and still enjoyed the easy humour, and will probably read it again. And it was a striking testimony to the mathematical and ballistical skill of the professor that the ball landed with a sharp report upon the top of his head.Mind you, sir, in 1914 the nation and all its honour was giving me twenty two shillings a week and I was working seventy four hours a week for it.

To become a subscriber to Slightly Foxed: The Real Reader’s Quarterly Magazine, please visit our subscriptions page. OK - it pokes fun at the English from a Scottish point of view which ought to be edifying for those of us on this side of the pond.Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. With many sparkling comic moments, this book somehow manages to combine brilliant satire with warmth, even sentimentality. At 7 o'clock the sky over Lambeth was all pigeon-blue and mother-of-pearl and jade-green and citron and topaz" - gorgeous. The subtle little message of this book is that life's pleasures come from simple pleasures, family friends, etc.

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