How to be a Brit
The hilariously accurate, witty and indispensable manual for everyone longing to attain True Britishness
$22.96
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
24 April 1986
Summary
George Mikes has written many successful books on a variety of interesting subjects, but none so successful as those on the subject most central to his own experience—his adopted country. The first of these came out in 1946—the ever famous “How to be an Alien.” Later he enlarged the picture with “How to be Inimitable” and “How to be Decadent.” All three books were illustrated by the master of the cartoonists’ art, the late Nicolas Bentley.
Here they are, all in one volume, which will …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140081794 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140081798 |
| Author: | George Mikes |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 24 April 1986 |
| Weight: | 208g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
George Mikes
George Mikes (pronounced ‘me-cash’), was born in Hungary 1912. In 1938 he moved to London to become the correspondent for a Hungarian newspaper, and then he never left. A keen observer of the behaviour and misbehaviour of foreigners and natives in Britain, he is frequently cited by later authors including Kate Fox and Jeremy Paxman. He died in London in 1987.
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