The How To Be British Collection books

The books poke gentle fun at such treasured cultural institutions as afternoon tea, cricket, pubs and Do-It-Yourself, as well as putting under the magnifying glass some familiar ideas about national character: respect for privacy (ours, that is), politeness, sobriety, and love of tradition. And there is well-intentioned advice for the overseas visitor on the perils and pleasures of getting around in English.

Since April 2003, the How To Be British Collection books have sold over 150,000 copies.

The How To Be British Collection Two The willingness of the Brit to forgo the football, the day trip, or even the long lie-in, for the pleasures of putting on a pair of paint-splattered trousers and covering the sofa in dust sheets is something very puzzling to foreign observers. Unsure whether our national character still exists? Reassurance is at hand. Following the remarkable success of the first How To Be British Collection, this second book turns the spotlight on yet more of our cultural curiosities – from kings and queens to kilts and custard. With its celebration of our endearing and enduring oddities, The How To Be British Collection Two will amuse and delight Brit-watchers everywhere. Lee Gone Publications, 2005 ISBN 0-9522870-2-1 Rates: UK: £5.70 incl. P&P Europe: £6.95 incl. P&P Other rates available on request.

The How To Be British Collection With a globalised mass culture standardising our food, our social customs and even our language, where can the overseas visitor find a truly British experience? The answer lies in the How To Be British Collection, which celebrates the traditional values of our reserved, polite, pet-loving, tea-drinking nation — values which have long made Britain ‘different’. Lee Gone Publications, 2003 ISBN 0-9522870-1-3 Rates: UK: £5.70 incl. P&P Europe: £6.95 incl. P&P Other rates available on request.