London, May GEORGE MIKES PREFACE I believe, without undue modesty, that I have certain qualifications to write on 'how to be an alien.'. I am an alien myself. What is more, I have been an alien all my life. Only during the first twenty-six years of my life I was not aware of this plain fact. This item: How To Be An Alien by George Mikes Paperback $ Ships from and sold by Book Depository US. How to Be a Brit by George Mikes Paperback $ In stock. Ships from and sold by Book Depository US. English Humour For Beginners by George Mikes Paperback $ Only 5 left in stock - order www.doorway.ru by: George Mikes. How to be an Alien A HANDBOOK FOR BEGINNERS AND ADVANCED PUPILS 'I have seen much to hate here, much to forgive. But in a world where England is finished and dead, I do not wish to live.' ALICE DUER MILLER: The White Cliffs PREFACE TO THE 24th IMPRESSION.
George Mikes. Penguin Books Limited, 26 июл. г. - Всего страниц: George Mikes says, 'the English have no soul; they have the understatement instead'. But they do have a sense of humour - they provide it by buying over three I can count the number of books I have ever wanted to read a second time, 10 max, but George Mikes 'English Humour for Beginners' and 'How. George Mikes says, 'the English have no soul; they have the understatement instead.' But they do have a sense of humour - they provide it by buying over three hundred thousand copies of a book that took them quietly and completely apart, a ebook ∣ A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils.
How to be an Alien is a humorous book by George Mikes, illustrated by Nicolas Bentley and published in It was Mikes' second book and is the most famous of the 44 he wrote. It is a classic of British humour and by its 32nd impression in had sold over , copies. It pokes gentle fun at the English and their relationship with foreigners, "alien" meaning in this context any non-English person. The book is characterised by much humour, affection and a total lack of rancour or bitternes. Editions for How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils: (Paperback published in ), (Paperback published. How to be an alien a handbook for beginners and more advanced pupils This edition was published in by A. Wingate in London.
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