{"product_id":"9780755693306","title":"Serendipitous Adventures with Britannia : Personalities, Politics and Culture in Britain","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSerendipitous Adventures with Britannia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSerendipitous Adventures with Britannia\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest addition to Wm Roger Louis's stimulating and acclaimed series, Adventures with Britannia. It draws upon a distinguished array of writers and scholars - historians, political scientists, journalists, novelists, biographers and English literature specialists - to guide the reader through a fascinating labyrinth of British culture, history and politics. Together, they provide a unique insight into the pivotal themes - political, literary and cultural - which have shaped British state and society. The subjects covered include a new analysis of Arthur Conan Doyle by David Leal, a new account of Evelyn Waugh and Randolph Churchill, and in literature, Nigel Newton writes on Harry Potter and Bloomsbury. Collectively, the chapters combine a rich mix of original ideas, historical and literary allusion, personality and anecdote, to provide an intellectual adventure into the mainsprings of modern British and international society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"The main pleasure of a book like this is akin to that of listening to a series of assured after-dinner speakers, highly knowledgeable about their chosen subject and able to entertain as well as inform.\" — \u003ci\u003eAlan Ross, Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780755693306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"I.B. Tauris","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40732005269710,"sku":"9780755693306","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780755693306","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}