How England Made the English

"Highly readable, encyclopedic, marvellous, illuminating. Mount portrays England via dexterous excavations of its geography, geology, history and weather". (Independent). The English national character is principally an accident of geography and weather. In How England Made the English, Harry Mount scours the length and breadth of the country to find the curiosities, idiosyncrasies and peculiarities that have made us who and what we are. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге How England Made the English