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  Wish You Were Here: England on Sea (Paperback) By (author) Travis Elborough

  

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  Short Description for Wish You Were HereA fascinating look into how and why the English love to be beside the seaside.
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  • Publisher: Sceptre
  • Published: 12 May 2011
  • Format: Paperback 256 pages
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  • Categories: British & Irish History | Social & Cultural History | Travel & Holiday Guides
  • ISBN 13: 9780340935118 ISBN 10: 0340935111
  • Sales rank: 160,152

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Full description for Wish You Were Here

• 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.