Blighty
The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and The British
Will be published approx. on 1. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-7515-4059-8 (ISBN)
Description
Britain. What's that all about then?
Having skewered modern life and culture in the bestselling Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?, Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur set out to uncover the deep dark truth about Britain - its history, its myths and its people.
Over the course of a year they endure the Last Night of the Proms and search for a couple of pissed dragons under a hill in Wales. They witness Scotland rising again (a bit), encounter terrifying Europhobe ladies in Surrey and lose the will to live in Gibraltar. They also meet a lot of druids.
Hilarious, provocative and filled with fascinating facts, Blighty offers a brilliant, alternative vision of Britain - the island in the Atlantic that some people call Britain.
Having skewered modern life and culture in the bestselling Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?, Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur set out to uncover the deep dark truth about Britain - its history, its myths and its people.
Over the course of a year they endure the Last Night of the Proms and search for a couple of pissed dragons under a hill in Wales. They witness Scotland rising again (a bit), encounter terrifying Europhobe ladies in Surrey and lose the will to live in Gibraltar. They also meet a lot of druids.
Hilarious, provocative and filled with fascinating facts, Blighty offers a brilliant, alternative vision of Britain - the island in the Atlantic that some people call Britain.
Reviews / Votes
Brilliant * Time Out * An entertaining journey to some of the stranger outposts of this sceptred isle * Choice Magazine * When it comes to seeing the comedic downside and swearing about it, Lowe and McArthur remain the market leaders * Telegraph *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Integrated: 100, int b/w photos
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7515-4059-8 (9780751540598)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Steve Lowe | Alan McArthur
Blighty
The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and The British
E-Book
06/2011
Virago Press Ltd
€3.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Steve Lowe | Alan McArthur
Blighty
The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and The British
Book
10/2008
Sphere
€36.08
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Persons
Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur are the authors of IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT? Steve Lowe lives in Brighton and Alan McArthur lives in London. This is their third book.