1000 Years of Annoying the French Book Reviews
1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke Book Summary
The author of A Year in the M***e and Talk to the Snail offers a highly biased and hilarious view of French history in this international bestseller.
Things have been just a little awkward between Britain and France ever since the Norman invasion in 1066. Fortunately—after years of humorously chronicling the vast cultural gap between the two countries—author Stephen Clarke is perfectly positioned to investigate the historical origins of their occasionally hostile and perpetually entertaining pas de deux.
Clarke sets the record straight, documenting how French braggarts and cheats have stolen credit rightfully due their neighbors across the Channel while blaming their own numerous gaffes and failures on those same innocent Brits for the past thousand years. Deeply researched and written with the same sly wit that made A Year in the M***e a comic hit, this lighthearted trip through the past millennium debunks the notion that the Battle of Hastings was a French victory (William the Conqueror was really a Norman who hated the French) and pooh-poohs French outrage over Britain’s murder of Joan of Arc (it was the French who executed her for wearing trousers). He also takes the air out of overblown Gallic claims, challenging the provenance of everything from champagne to the guillotine to prove that the French would be nowhere without British ingenuity.
Brits and Anglophiles of every national origin will devour Clarke’s decidedly biased accounts of British triumph and French ignominy. But 1000 Years of Annoying the French will also draw chuckles from good-humored Francophiles as well as “anyone who’s ever encountered a snooty Parisian waiter or found themselves driving on the Boulevard Périphérique during August” (The Daily Mail). A bestseller in Britain, this is an entertaining look at history that fans of Sarah Vowell are sure to enjoy, from the author the San Francisco Chronicle has called “the anti-Mayle . . . acerbic, insulting, un-PC, and mostly hilarious.”
Book Name | 1000 Years of Annoying the French |
Genre | European History |
Author | Stephen Clarke |
Published | 20 March 2012, Tuesday |
Language | English |
E-Book Size | 8.74 MB |
1000 Years of Annoying the French (Stephen Clarke) Book Reviews 2024
We transfer money over €4 billion every month. We enable individual and business accounts to save 4 million Euros on bank transfer fees. Want to send free money abroad or transfer money abroad for free? Free international money transfer!
Did you know that you can earn 25 USD from our site just by registering? Get $25 for free by joining Payoneer!
Imagine you at your best. All the time. Picture yourself at your sharpest and most productive. Your most alert and focused. Your most lucid, creative and confident. At work. At play. In every area of your life. Add Mind Lab Pro® v4.0 to your daily routine and uncap your true potential. Buy Now!
Adsterra is the most preferred ad network for those looking for an alternative to AdSense. Adsterra is the ideal choice for new sites with low daily traffic. In order to advertise on the site in Adsterra, like other ad networks, a certain traffic limit, domain age, etc. is required. There are no strict rules. Sign up!
Download Link | Book Format |
1000-years-of-annoying-the-french-ebook.pdf | |
1000-years-of-annoying-the-french-ebook.epub | EPUB |
1000-years-of-annoying-the-french-ebook.kindle | KINDLE |
1000 Years of Annoying the French E-book (PDF, PUB, KINDLE) Download
1000 Years of Annoying the French ebook 1000-years-of-annoying-the-french (8.74 MB) download new links will be update!
1000 Years of Annoying the French Similar Books
Book Name | Score | Reviews | Price |
Ardennes 1944 | 4/5 | 111 | $9.99 |
The Storm of War | 3.5/5 | 138 | $16.99 |
The Heir Apparent | 4/5 | 82 | $10.99 |
Agent Zigzag | 4.5/5 | 183 | $10.99 |
The Monuments Men | 4/5 | 665 | $11.99 |
Enhance sleep, vision, cognition, flexibility, energy, long-range health and more. Performance Lab CORE Formulas support all aspects of human performance, across all walks of life. Boosts work performance and productivity with nootropics for focus, multitasking under stress, creative problem-solving and more.
Book Name | Score | Reviews | Price |
Paris Revealed | 4/5 | 16 | $11.99 |
Summary of 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke
The 1000 Years of Annoying the French book written by Stephen Clarke was published on 20 March 2012, Tuesday in the European History category. A total of 40 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.
Book Name | Author | Price |
Crime and Criminal Justice in Modern Germany | Richard F. Wetzell | Free |
The Afterlife of the Shoah in Central and Eastern European Cultures | Anna Artwińska & Anja Tippner | Free |
A History of Germany in the Middle Ages | Ernest F. Henderson | Free |
Rosicrucian Digest Volume 96 Number 2 2018 | Rosicrucian Order, AMORC | Free |
The Practice and Theory of Bolshevism | Bertrand Russell | Free |
Coinbase is the world's most trusted place to buy and sell cryptocurrency. Open an account today, and if you buy or sell $100 or more of crypto, you'll receive $10 worth of free Bitcoin!
Book Name | Author | Price |
The Romanovs | Simon Sebag Montefiore | $7.99 |
The Oligarchs | David E. Hoffman | $2.99 |
The Great Fire | Lou Ureneck | $8.99 |
Citizens of London | Lynne Olson | $6.99 |
A Distant Mirror | Barbara W. Tuchman | $12.99 |
Jasper is the generative AI platform for business that helps your team create content tailored for your brand 10X faster, wherever you work online.
Please wait! 1000 Years of Annoying the French book comments loading...
Stephen Clarke - 1000 Years of Annoying the French Discussions & Comments
Have you read this book yet? What do you think about 1000 Years of Annoying the French by Stephen Clarke book? Ask the bookpedia.co community a question about 1000 Years of Annoying the French!