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  • How Like an Angel

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1934 novel, "How Like an Angel". This intelligent and intriguing novel is highly recommended for fans of Macdonell's work, and it would make for a worthy addition to any collection. A. G. Macdonell (1895-1941) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever ... Read more

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  • Autobiography of a Cad

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    This vintage book contains A. G. Macdonell's 1938 novel, "The Autobiography of a Cad". Written as a memoir of the life of Edward Fox-Ingleby, it spans from with his earliest memories of his family's estate and his time at Eton and Oxford, to his becoming a Tory minister in 1930s England. His memoir reads like an attempt to justify his obviously immoral life-a life filled with backstabbing, ... Read more

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  • The Autobiography of a Cad

    by A G Macdonell ...
    The Autobiography of a Cad is the hilarious spoof memoir of one Edward Fox-Ingleby, an upper-class rotter and chancer of the first order.He will go to any lengths to get the things he wants: power, money and lashings of the fairer sex.From his earliest year’s on his father's estate through to Eton, Oxford, the Great War and his proud life in politics, his memoir - prone to the odd bout of self ... Read more

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  • England, Their England: Classic British Novel

    by A.G. Macdonell ...
    Review from MyreviewerThis is a book remembered for its description (Chapter 7) of the village cricket match. For anyone who has played club cricket for the 3rd eleven or lower it will help to recall some of the events that make cricket the exceptional sport it is.It is the same game with the same rules as for the pinnacle of the game, Test Cricket. It is usually played over a period of 4 hours 30 ... Read more

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  • England, Their England

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    In an endeavour to write a book that captures the very essence of Englishness, a young Scot finds himself in 1920s England. To this end, he finds himself in typical English situations and circumstances, including participation in rural sports, international diplomacy, weekend trips to the country, and a village cricket match; all set to the backdrop of a nation going through significant social ... Read more

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  • A Visit to America

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    This vintage book contains an account of the author's trip to America in 1935. A. G. Macdonell, (1895-1941) was a novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever written; "Lords and Masters", a blunt and prescient satire, and "Napoleon and His Marshals" (1934), which is considered to be amongst the best accounts of the ... Read more

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  • England, Their England

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    Set in 1920s England, this book chronicles the life of a young man forced to live among the English, rather than in his native Scotland. What follows is a series of interesting and satirical observations about English life, including fox hunting, domestic politics, and most famously, village cricket. This classic book remains a hilarious look into everyday British life in the interwar years. ... Read more

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  • The Shakespeare Murders

    by A.G. Macdonell ...
    An amusing thriller by A.G. Macdonell, one of six mysteries he wrote under the pseudonym Neil Gordon. Macdonell is best known for the gently satirical novel „England, Their England”, which appeared the same year as „The Shakespeare Murders” and enjoyed a great success, which probably led to his abandoning the mystery genre. In „The Shakespeare Murders”, the treasure was to be found in an English ... Read more

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  • England, Their England

    humour classic

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    Macdonell became famous with the publication of England, Their England. The book gained considerable critical and popular acclaim, and won the James Tait Black Award. It is regarded as one of the classics of English humour and is much-loved by readers for its evocation of England between the wars. ... Read more

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  • Napoleon and his Marshals

    by A. G. Macdonell ...
    This vintage book contains a detailed account of the Napoleonic Wars by A. G. Macdonell. A. G. Macdonell (1895-1941) was a Scottish novelist and journalist. His most famous works include: "The Autobiography of a Cad", arguably amongst the funniest books ever written; "Lords and Masters", a blunt and prescient satire, and "England, Their England" (1933) a classic satirical novel that affectionately ... Read more

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  • One Soldier's Story: 1939-1945

    From the Fall of Hong Kong to the Defeat of Japan

    by George S. MacDonell ...
    This is the story of a seventeen year old boy who ran away from home to join the Canadian Army at the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. It describes the fateful adventures of two regiments dispatched to the Pacific to face the Japanese, and the courage of two thousand young soldiers who, when faced with an impossible task thousands of miles from home, behaved with honour and distinction. ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • England, Their England

    by A G Macdonell ...
    Series Book 27 - Pan 70th Anniversary
    A special edition of England, Their England by A. G. Macdonell reissued with a bright retro design to celebrate Pan’s 70th anniversary.Banished from his native Scotland by a curious clause in his father’s will, Donald Cameron moves to London and decides to conduct a study of the English people; a strange race who, he is told, have built an entire national identity around a reverence for team ... Read more

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