# Wish You Were Here: England on Sea

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- Book: [Wish You Were Here: England on Sea](https://www.bookquiver.com/travis-elborough/wish-you-were-here-england-on-sea) ([Wish You Were Here: England on Sea.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/travis-elborough/wish-you-were-here-england-on-sea.md))
- Authors: [Travis Elborough](https://www.bookquiver.com/travis-elborough)
- Publisher: sceptre
- ISBN: 978-03-4093-511-8
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2011-05-12
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In this gloriously original social history, Travis Elborough argues that our national character - our snobbishness and willingness to laugh at ourselves, our attitudes to sex and fair play and our chequered relationship with national pride - has been forged against a backdrop of stormy skies and pebbly beaches. Covering everything from Agatha Christie to the Prince Regent via Billy Butlin and Brighton Rock, this is a book for anyone who has ever wrestled with a deckchair, braved a sopping esplanade or felt the crunch of sand in a sandwich.