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	2.1.1 England

	Anderson, Perry English Questions general level Verso: 04 1992 368pp Hardback ISBN: 0 86091 375 9 Ł39.95 APA Publications Insight Guide: London general level APA Publications: 1992 Paperback ISBN:962 421 059 4 Ł12.99 Bailey, Paul(Ed) The Oxford Book of London general level Oxford UP: 10 1995 416pp 235 x 155 This anthology charts the growth of London from the Middle Ages to the present day in the words of novelists, poets, historians, foreign observers, diarists and artists, depicting all aspects of the culture and topography of the great city. Hardback ISBN:0 19 214192 9 Ł17.99 Bailey, Richard W. Images of English: a Cultural History of the Language undergraduate, professional level Cambridge UP: 1992 343pp 237 x 160 A work which focuses on opinions about the English language as they have evolved through time. Using quotations from figures of earlier ages, the author allows us to confront present assumptions about English through an exploration of the past. Hardback ISBN:0 521 41572 1 Ł30.00 Billings, Malcolm The English professional level BBC Books: 10 1990 144pp: 16pp colour and 60 b&w illustrations Dewey class: 303.38721 Accompanying a six part series on Radio 4, this book examines the emergence of the English identity. It reviews archaeological findings and important works of literature as well as the famous people and notable events that have installed themselves in the national memory. Paperback ISBN:0 563 36110 7 Ł10.95 Carter,Angela Wise Children Random Audiobooks: 1996 2 cassettes, 3 hrs approx Now in her 70s, Dora, an old trouper who once topped the bill with her sister, Nora, as "The Lucky Chances", is writing her memoirs. The girls have taken to the boards, from rags to riches and back to rags, from vaudeville to Hollywood and the London of the Blitz. Cassette ISBN:1 85686 388 3 Ł4.99 Elton, Geoffrey The English undergraduate, professional level Blackwell Publishing: 03 1992 256pp 229 x 152: Bibliography, index Dewey class: 942 Series: the Peoples of Europe Traces the evolution of the English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance through twelve centuries. Hardback ISBN:0 631 17681 0 Ł25.00 Giles, Judy & Middleton, Tim A Practical Sourcebook on National Identity: Writing Englishness, 1900-1950 undergraduate general level Routledge: 09 1995 240pp 216 x 138: Chronology, bibliography What did it mean in the first half of the 20th century to say "I am English"? This collection contains extracts, drawn from a wide range of sources of the time including letters, diaries, journalism, fiction, poems, parliamentary speeches and government reports, which all raise this question. Hardback ISBN:0 415 11441 1 Ł40.00 Paperback ISBN:0 415 11442 X Ł12.99 Haydon, Peter The English Pub: a History general level Robert Hale: 07 1995 352pp 243 x 156: 100 line illustrations A treatise on drink and the places where it was consumed during England's history. Tracing the Englishman's drinking habitat through all its manifestations from rude hovel to alehouse, tavern, inn and beershop to pub, this book examines the various phases in the history of drink and drinking. Paperback ISBN:0 7090 5694 X Ł11.99 Hughes, Arthur & Trudgill, Peter English Accents and Dialects general, professional level Edward Arnold: 05 1996 160pp 216 x 138: Bibliography, references, index Dewey class: 427 An introductory survey of the main regional and social varieties of English spoken in the British Isles. In this 3rd edition the authors discuss accent and dialect in the broader framework of language variation, including phonetic, phonological, grammatical, lexical, historical and stylistic differences. Paperback ISBN:0 340 61445 5 Ł10.99 Cassette The cassette consists of edited interviews (all transcribed in the book) with speakers from different areas of the British Isles, with detailed notes. ISBN:0 340 61446 3 Ł12.99 Lasdun, Susan English Park: Royal, Private and Public general level Deutsch: 11 1991 256pp Hardback ISBN: 0 233 98719 3 Ł20.00 Lessing, Doris London Observed: Stories and Sketches general level Flamingo: 1993 224pp 198 x 129 Eighteen stories depicting the people and places of London, full of the observation and compassion characteristic of Lessing. Paperback ISBN:0 586 09226 9 Ł5.99 Lively, Penelope City of the Mind general level Penguin Books: 1992 224pp 198 x 129 Matthew Halland, architect, has emerged from a failed marriage. He needs to build a new life. Meanwhile, his job involves him in building a new London, in a docklands construction and in the renovation of a Georgian terrace. As he moves through the city, past and present sometimes interweave. Paperback ISBN:0 14 015667 4 Ł5.99 Macaulay Trevelyan, George A Shortened History of England general, undergraduate level Penguin: 06 1994 608pp 198 x 129 Tells the story of the nation from the remote days of the Celt and the Iberian, through the raids of the Vikings, the Norman conquest, the first Elizabethan age and foundation of the Indian Empire to World War I and the setting up of the League of Nations. Paperback ISBN:0 14 023323 7 Ł9.99 Ousby, Ian The Englishman's England: Taste, Travel and the Rise of Tourism general level Cambridge UP: 02 1990 240pp 247 x 174: 66 halftones Dewey class: 338.479142 Concentrating on four types of perennial tourist attraction literary shrines, country houses, picturesque ruins, and the natural landscape this study aims to show that the English tourist industry is not a peculiarly modern creation. The author traces the development of the tourist industry. Hardback ISBN:0 521 37374 3 Ł29.95 Rowe, Marsha (Ed) So Very English general level Serpent's Tail: 1991 288pp 198 x 125 This collection of contemporary short fiction includes works by Fleur Adcock, Jean Binta Breeze, Adam Zameenzad, Kathy Lette, Naomi Mitchison, Kate Pullinger, Judith Grossman, Jill Neville, Ben Okri, Emma Tennant, Fay Weldon, Deborah Levy and many others. Paperback ISBN:1 85242 179 7 Ł8.99 Talbot, Rob & Whiteman, Robin Talbot and Whiteman's England general level Weidenfield & Nicholson: 05 1995 160pp 290 x 260: 260 colour photographs This photographer/author team, who have collaborated on books from the "Weidenfeld Country Series", provide a survey of England's regional heritage, aiming to convey the atmosphere of an area and its defining features. The book celebrates England's culture and scenery. Hardback ISBN:0 297 83475 4 Ł19.99 Trudgill, Peter The Dialects of England professional level Blackwell Publishing: 05 1992 144pp 229 x 152: 34 maps, further reading list Examines the rich variety of the regional dialects of English in all its forms, ancient and modern. The book outlines the history and geography of English dialects which are the result of 1500 years of linguistic and cultural development. Paperback ISBN:0 631 18518 6 Ł12.99 Webb, R. K. Modern England: From the Eighteenth Century to the Present undergraduate, postgraduate level Routledge: 1980 698pp 2nd edition Paperback ISBN:0 415 10927 2 Ł16.99

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