England My England: A Treasury of All Things English

The perfect gift for Anglophiles, this wide-ranging compendium of Englishness features poems, anecdotes, and stories by a wide range of English men and womenA delightful anthology about England and the English over the centuries songs, poems, hymns, letters, and prose thiscollection is entertaining, [...]
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The perfect gift for Anglophiles, this wide-ranging compendium of Englishness features poems, anecdotes, and stories by a wide range of English men and womenA delightful anthology about England and the English over the centuries songs, poems, hymns, letters, and prose thiscollection is entertaining, witty, lyrical, and heartwarming. With contributions from Dickens, Shakespeare, Sir Thomas Beecham, Rupert Brooke, William Blake, Noel Coward, Rudyard Kipling, John Betjeman, Bill Bryson, and many more, there is also a chapter entitled "As Others See Us," which includes George Mikes' observation, " "An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one."" With chapters on the English garden, language, institutions, and heritage, this is a comprehensive treasury of the country and its people. An entertaining, eclectic, and serendipitious collection, itwill delight and surprise in equal measure."