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Wish You Were Here: England on Sea

Travis Elborough

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.

  • Classification : History
  • Pub Date : MAY 12, 2011
  • Imprint : Sceptre
  • Page Extent : 256
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780340935118
  • Price : INR 599
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Travis Elborough

Acclaimed by the Guardian as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians' Travis Elborough has been a freelance writer author broadcaster and cultural commentator for nearly two decades. Elborough's books include Wish You Were Here: England on Sea The Long-Player Goodbye a hymn to vinyl records that inspired the BBC4 documentary When Albums Ruled the World in which he also appeared and A Walk in the Park a loving exploration of public parks and green space. Elborough regularly appears on Radio 4 and recently wrote and presented the five-part series The Rise and Fall of the Antique and is a frequent contributor to the Guardian and Observer among other newspapers and magazines.

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