Wish You Were Here: England on Sea

Travis Elborough (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2011
Sceptre (Verlag)
978-0-340-93511-8 (ISBN)

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A fascinating look into how and why the English love to be beside the seaside.

In this gloriously original social history, Travis Elborough argues that our national character - our snobbishness and willingness to laugh at ourselves, our attitudes to sex and fair play and our chequered relationship with national pride - has been forged against a backdrop of stormy skies and pebbly beaches. Covering everything from Agatha Christie to the Prince Regent via Billy Butlin and Brighton Rock, this is a book for anyone who has ever wrestled with a deckchair, braved a sopping esplanade or felt the crunch of sand in a sandwich.

Descending from a line that pioneered pirate-themed eateries and shell-shaded electric lamps, Travis grew up in Worthing on the Sussex coast. It is quite hard to grow up in a place where almost everyone else has gone to die. He is the author of two acclaimed books, The Bus We Loved and The Long-Player Goodbye. He lives in London.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	12.5.2011
Zusatzinfo	Black and white photos
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 198 mm
Gewicht	184 g
Themenwelt	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-340-93511-1 / 0340935111
ISBN-13	978-0-340-93511-8 / 9780340935118
Zustand	Neuware