TagAG Macdonell

AG Macdonell wrote "England, Their England," a satirical novel that explores English culture and identity through the eyes of a Scottish protagonist. The novel humorously highlights the differences between English society and the rest of the United Kingdom. Macdonell was a journalist, editor, and author who wrote for various publications throughout his career.

English Spirituality

In Comedy, Fiction

E

The English are not very spiritual people, so they invented cricket to give them some idea of eternity.
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Essence of London

In Comedy, Fiction

E

London is a labyrinth, half of stone and half of flesh.
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English Tea Culture

In Comedy, Fiction

E

In England, everything stops for tea.
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English Countryside Beauty

In Comedy, Fiction

E

The beauty of the English countryside is like a quiet old melody.
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English Gentleman

In Comedy, Fiction

E

A gentleman in England would seem to be a combination of benevolence and alcohol.
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Village Scandal

In Comedy, Fiction

V

There is nothing that moves so quickly as scandal in a small village.
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Measure of Civilization

In Comedy, Fiction

M

The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops—no, but the kind of man the country turns out.
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Humor and Language

In Comedy, Fiction

H

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.
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English Weather

In Comedy, Fiction

E

The English summer: three fine days and a thunderstorm.
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English Morality

In Comedy, Fiction

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An Englishman thinks he is moral when he is only uncomfortable.
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