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My Discovery of England

by Stephen Leacock

Level C1 · AdvancedClassics11 chapters
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Length
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About this book

An English-born professor blends British wit with keen observations as he challenges the shallow impressions often made by travelers discovering America, offering a humorous and insightful lecture on the quirks of cultural exchange and perception.

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Contents

11 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02I. The Balance of Trade in Impressions
03II. I Am Interviewed by the Press
04III. Impressions of London
05IV. A Clear View of the Government and Politics of England
06V. Oxford as I See It
07VI. The British and the American Press
08VII. Business in England. Wanted—More Profiteers
09VIII. Is Prohibition Coming to England?
10IX. "We Have With Us To-night"
11X. Have the English any Sense of Humour?

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