15 books on the character of Englishness

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England: An Elegy
1.  England: An Elegy by Roger Scruton
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Albion - the Origins of the English Imagination
2.  Albion - the Origins of the English Imagination by Peter Ackroyd
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England in Particular: A Celebration of the Commonplace, the Local, the Vernacular and the Distinctive
3.  England in Particular: A Celebration of the Commonplace, the Local, the Vernacular and the Distinctive by Sue Clifford
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Identity of England
4.  Identity of England by Robert Colls
£47.50   Used & New from: £28.49

The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana
5.  The Abolition of Britain: From Winston Churchill to Princess Diana by Peter Hitchens
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  "In many places bitter, London-centric, and wrapped up in a personal cynicism - but a useful study of recent times"
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England is Mine: Pop Life in Albion
6.  England is Mine: Pop Life in Albion by Michael Bracewell
£12.75

"Picture Post" Album: A 50th Anniversary Collection
7.  "Picture Post" Album: A 50th Anniversary Collection by Robert Kee
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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900
8.  A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900 by Andrew Roberts
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  "Sequel to the book of the same name by Winston Churchill"
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Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
9.  Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox
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Eccentrics: a Study of Sanity and Strangeness
10.  Eccentrics: a Study of Sanity and Strangeness by David Weeks
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The English Difference
11.  The English Difference by Paul Jennings and John Gorham
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AA Book of the Seaside
12.  AA Book of the Seaside by AA
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  "A loving mapping of the entire coastline"
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Britain's Lost Cities
13.  Britain's Lost Cities by Gavin Stamp
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Eccentrics Imaginative Minds and British Culture
14.  Eccentrics Imaginative Minds and British Culture by Richard Davenport-Hines
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Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass
15.  Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass by Theodore Dalrymple
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