Explaining all that is baffling and impenetrable, everything that makes the country what it is, about England. From custard and Shakespeare to fog and cricket, Rupert Besley casts fond eyes over those things that make the English so very, um, English. Discover the customs, clothes and all things English, from tourist favourites to places off the beaten track, national treasures to national embarrassments, from Ackenthwaite in Cumbria to Bottoms in Cornwall. Wittily illustrated with cartoons this is the perfect gift for baffled visitors, baffled natives, bookish Bed & Breakfasts and the bathroom library.