Engel`s England: Thirty-nine Counties One Capital And One Man

Profile Books, 2014. Standard. Hardback. Good. Outline:- England says Matthew Engel is the most complicated place in the world. And as he travels through each of the historic English counties he discovers that`s just the start of it. Every county is fascinating the product of a millennium or more of history: still a unique slice of a nation that has not quite lost its ancient diversity. He finds the well-dressers of Derbyshire and the pyromaniacs of Sussex; the Hindus and huntsmen of Leicestershire; the goddess-worshippers of Somerset. He tracks down the real Lancashire hedonistic Essex and the most mysterious house in Middlesex. In Durham he goes straight from choral evensong to the dog track. As he seeks out the essence of each county - from Yorkshire`s broad acres to the microdot of Rutland - Engel always finds the unexpected . Engel`s England is a totally original look at a confused country: a guidebook for people who don`t think they need a guidebook. It is always quirky sometimes poignant and often extremely funny.-> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Profile Books The date of this copy is 2014 booksalvation have grade it as Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK