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Title: WISH YOU WERE HERE: ENGLAND ON SEA
By: Travis Elborough
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0340935111
ISBN 13: 9780340935118
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Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION
Pub. date: 1 May, 2011
Pages: 256
Description: A fascinating look into how and why the English love to be beside the seaside.
Synopsis: 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.
Illustrations: Black and white photos
Publication: UK
Imprint: Sceptre
Returns: Returnable
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ATLAS OF THE UNEXPECTED (HB)
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OUR HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY (HB)
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THE LONG-PLAYER GOODBYE
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