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British greats.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Popular culture--Great Britain.
- Popular culture.
- Great Britain.
- National characteristics, British.
- Great Britain--Civilization.
- Civilization.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 263 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Cassell, 2000.
- Summary:
- The finest Britain has to offer, brilliantly commented on by its best writers and personalities. From the heroic (Winston Churchill's 1940 Speeches by Andrew Roberts) and the literary (The Novels of Jane Austen by Nigel Nicolson) to the sporting (The Saturday Afternoon Football Results by former Monty Python member Michael Palin) and the floral (Kew Gardens by Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall)--not to mention miniskirts and James Bond--these engrossing, enlightening short essays prove just why Britannia rules. 7 1/2 X 9 3/4. 80 Color Pages
- ISBN:
- 0304356085
- OCLC:
- 44933810
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