Hemming, Henry
In Search of the English Eccentric
- ISBN 13:
- 9780719522222
- author:
- Hemming, Henry
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- John Murray
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Genre:
- Humour
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The English eccentric is under threat. In our increasingly homogenised society, these celebrated parts of our national identity are anomalies that may soon no longer fit. Henry Hemming sets out to discover the most eccentric English person alive today, uncovering a surprisingly large array of delightfully odd characters along the way. He asks what it is to be an eccentric and where this incarnation of Englishness stems from. Hemming's quest reveals that these individuals are, in fact, more essential than ever to the English national identity - but they're no longer found where you might expect them.
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