Mount Harry: How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours
Скачать книгу (размер 1 870 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 368) Аннотация: Why are English train seats so narrow? It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; and they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots. This intriguing and witty book explains how our national characteristics — our sense of humour, our hobbies, our favourite foods and our behaviour with the opposite sex — are…