Blighty
The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and The British
Sphere (Publisher)
Published on 16. October 2008
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-84744-179-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Britishness: what does it really mean? Is it all a big con? Having skewered modern British life in the bestselling Is It Just Me or is Everything Shit?, Steve Lowe and Alan MacArthur set out to uncover the deep dark truth about Britain - its history, its myths and its people. Over the course of a year they watch Dorset Morris men dancing on a chalk-giant's thirty-foot-long erection, endure the Last Night of the Proms and search for a couple of pissed dragons under a hill in Wales. They ask Prince William what it means to be British, 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, timely and provocative, 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 TelegraphMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
452 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84744-179-9 (9781847441799)
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Steve Lowe | Alan McArthur
Blighty
The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and The British
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07/2010
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Persons
Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur are the authors of IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT? Volumes 1 and 2. Steve Lowe lives in Brighton and Alan McArthur lives in London. This is their third book.