England, Their England Paperback / softback
by A.G. Macdonell
Part of the The Fonthill Complete series
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England, Their England is an affectionately satirical inter-war comic novel first published in 1933.
It hit the right spot at the time and became a bestseller, and has endured as a classic of humour, transending the passage of time.
It is particularly famed for its portrayal of a village cricket match.
The plot - if there can be said to be a plot - is set in 1920s England, the book is written as if a travel memoir by a young Scotsman who had been invalided away from the Western Front, "Donald Cameron", whose father's will forces him to reside in England.
There he writes for a series of London newspapers, before being commissioned by a Welshman to write a book about the English from the view of a foreigner.
Taking to the country and provincial cities, Donald spends his time doing research for a book on the English by consorting with journalists and minor poets, attending a country house weekend, serving as private secretary to a Member of Parliament, attending the League of Nations, and playing village cricket.
The village cricket match is the most celebrated episode in the novel, and a reason cited for its enduring appeal.An important character is Mr Hodge; a caricature of Sir John Squire (poet and editor of the London Mercury) while the cricket team described in the book's most famous chapter is a representation of Sir John's Cricket Club - the Invalids - which survives today. The book ends in the ancient city of Winchester, where MacDonnell had gone to school. New introduction by Alan Sutton
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Fonthill Media Ltd
- Publication Date:21/06/2012
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- ISBN:9781781550007
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In Stock - More than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Fonthill Media Ltd
- Publication Date:21/06/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781781550007