How England Made the English
From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours
Viking Adult
Hardback
: 31 May 2012
£20.00
Synopsis
Q. Why do you drive on the left side of the road? A. In the violent Middle Ages you kept to the left for the simple reason that you never knew who you'd meet on your travels. You made sure that a stranger passed on the right so you could go for your sword in case he proved unfriendly.
This witty and accessible book explains how our national characteristics - our sense of humour, our hobbies, our favourite foods and our behaviour with the opposite sex - are all defined by our nation's extraordinary geography, geology, climate and weather.
You will learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why today's cramped train seats are exactly the same size as Roman chariots; why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. It identifies the materials that make England, too: the faint pink Aberdeen granite of kerbstones; that precise English mix of air temperature, smell and light that hits you the moment you touch down at Heathrow.
Harry Mount - How England Made the English
Harry Mount introduces his new book How England Made the English
Product details
Format :
Hardback
ISBN: 9780670919130
Size : 135 x 216mm
Pages : 368
Published : 31 May 2012
Publisher : Viking Adult
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How England Made the English
From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours
£20.00
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