England My England: Anglophilia Explained (Audible Audio)
by:
Mark Dery (author)
Mark Ashby (author)
Downton Abbey has brought out the Anglophile in American fans of the hit TV series. But Anglophilia has a long history in America. Why are some native-born residents of our Shining City Upon a Hill, where All Men Are Created Equal, seduced by the fluting tones of manor-born privilege? At last,...
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Downton Abbey has brought out the Anglophile in American fans of the hit TV series. But Anglophilia has a long history in America. Why are some native-born residents of our Shining City Upon a Hill, where All Men Are Created Equal, seduced by the fluting tones of manor-born privilege? At last, Anglophilia explained - in American, thank you.
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ASIN: B00EZXLP3O
Publish date: September 10th 2013
Publisher: Audible, Inc.
Edition language: English
In this short but rambling essay on anglophilia, Dery attempts to explain why so many Americans living in this great land of opportunity are obsessed with life upon the windswept rock of England. While he takes a few looks at society at large for examples of people who wish to be fabulously British,...
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