Blighty: The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and the British

Blighty: The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and the British

by Alan McArthur (Author), Steve Lowe (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Edition: 1st Edition 1st Printing
Publisher: Sphere
Published: 16 Oct 2008

ISBN 10: 1847441793
ISBN 13: 9781847441799
Book Overview: * A very funny and insightful look at Britain and Britishness from the bestselling authors of IS IT JUST ME OR IS EVERYTHING SHIT?

Media Reviews
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
Author Bio
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.