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Letters from England by Karel Capek (2004, Uk-Trade Paper)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Academic & Professional
ISBN-100826484859
ISBN-139780826484857
eBay Product ID (ePID)44586088
Product Key Features
Book TitleLetters from England
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2004
TopicLetters, Europe / Great Britain
IllustratorYes
GenreTravel, Literary Collections
AuthorKarel Capek
FormatUk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight6.1 Oz
Item Length7 in
Item Width5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal942.083092
SynopsisKarel Capek's 'Letters from England' have established themselves as masterpieces of observation. The letters and drawings are humorous, insightful and imbued by a profound humanity. They convey a bemused admiration for England and the English. First published in the nineteen twenties in Lidovc Noviny, the Czechoslovak national newspaper, Capek's Letters from England quickly established themselves as masterpieces of observation, and classics of modern Czech prose. The letters described Europe's oldest democracy for the benefit of the citizens of Europe's newest, and Capek was acutely aware of the deep-down affinity between his countrymen and the English. The same understated humour, the same unflappability, the same quiet search for peace, home and comfort, the same love of nature and animals, served to unite the two people, both then and now. Shortly after Letters from England appeared, Czechoslovakia was betrayed by Britain at Munich, and handed over to Hitler. Capek died shortly afterwards of a broken heart. The book was promptly banned by the Nazis, and published by the exile press, with an English translation by Paul Selver, in London. It was again published in Czechoslovakia in 1946, but, after a brief period, was banned again by the communists. This is a completely new English translation. Letters from England, timely when it first appeared, is yet more timely today, when the English need to be reminded of qualities that once were a source of pride to themselves and admiration to others., The letters described Europe's oldest democracy for the benefit of the citizens of Europe's newest, and Capek was acutely aware of the deep-down affinity between his countrymen and the English.>
LC Classification NumberDA583
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