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The Clumsiest People in Europe: A Bad-tempered Guide to the World (Paperback)
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Short Description for The Clumsiest People in EuropeIn the middle of the 1800s, Mrs Favell Lee Mortimer set out to write an ambitious guide to all the nations on Earth. There were just three problems: She had never set foot outside Shropshire; she was horribly misinformed about virtually every topic she turned her attention to; and she was prejudiced against foreigners.
Full description- Publisher: ARROW BOOKS LTD
- Published: 26 June 2008
- Format: Paperback 208 pages
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- Categories: Humour
- ISBN 13: 9780099509479 ISBN 10: 0099509474
- Sales rank: 282,662
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Full description for The Clumsiest People in Europe
In the middle of the 1800s, Mrs Favell Lee Mortimer set out to write an ambitious guide to all the nations on Earth. There were just three problems: She had never set foot outside Shropshire; she was horribly misinformed about virtually every topic she turned her attention to; and she was prejudiced against foreigners. The result was an unintentionally hilarious masterpiece: 'The French like being smart but are not very clean.' 'The Japanese are very polite people - much politer than the Chinese - but very proud.' 'The Scotch will not take much trouble to please strangers.' In "The Clumsiest People in Europe", Todd Pruzan has gathered together a selection of Mrs Mortimer's finest moments, celebrating the woman who turned ignorance into an art form.
