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by Fogle, Ben [author.].
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BookPublisher: Leicester : Charnwood, 2018Description: 320 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781444837711 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 942 FOGSubject(s): National characteristics, English | Eccentrics and eccentricities -- England -- History | European history | Encyclopaedias & reference works | Large type books | History | England -- Social life and customsSummary: Beginning at the top of a muddy Gloucestershire slope at the Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling contest and traversing a landscape of lawns and queues, coastlines and sporting arenas, Ben Fogle takes us on a journey through the peculiarly English: a country of wax jackets, cricket, boat races and jellied eels, by way of national treasures such as the shipping forecast, fish and chips and the Wellington boot, not to mention the Dunkirk spirit of relentless optimism in the face of adversity. The archetypal Englishman - lover of Labradors and Land Rovers, yet holder of two passports - Ben applauds all things quintessentially English while also paying tribute to the history, culture and ideas adopted with such gusto that they have become part of the fabric of the country.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Large Print - Adult | Formby Library | Large Print Adult Non-Fiction | 942 FOG (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002992462X |
Standard print edition originally published: London: William Collins, 2017.
Beginning at the top of a muddy Gloucestershire slope at the Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling contest and traversing a landscape of lawns and queues, coastlines and sporting arenas, Ben Fogle takes us on a journey through the peculiarly English: a country of wax jackets, cricket, boat races and jellied eels, by way of national treasures such as the shipping forecast, fish and chips and the Wellington boot, not to mention the Dunkirk spirit of relentless optimism in the face of adversity. The archetypal Englishman - lover of Labradors and Land Rovers, yet holder of two passports - Ben applauds all things quintessentially English while also paying tribute to the history, culture and ideas adopted with such gusto that they have become part of the fabric of the country.
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