England, their England

1935, a fairly early printing of A G Macdonell's satire in the original wrapper

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Reprint. Hardback in dustwrapper. 19.5 × 12.5cm, 299pp.

As a young Scot exiled to the alien landscape of 1920s England, Douglas Cameron finds himself navigating his way through the intimacies and excesses of a nation undergoing great cultural and social upheaval. Witnessing the last gasps in the demise of a privileged earlier world, our hero finds himself negotiating archetypal English situations, including the lavish country house weekend, a traditional fox hunt, international diplomacy at the League of Nations and, most famously, a village cricket match – all as part of his efforts to compile a book capturing the essence of Englishness. Affectionately narrated, eloquent and poignant, yet at times just slightly ruthless and often with an acerbic note of satire, this description of England in the throes of social turmoil remains an hilarious, irreverent yet compassionate portrait.

Condition

The book itself is in very good condition, but with spotted foxing to the page edges and a little to the prelims. The dustwrapper suffers loss to the head of the spine and heavy creasing to the rear panel but is now in a protective sleeve.

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