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In The First Book of England Miss Streatfeild, and Englishwoman herself, tells what her country is really like, gives significant sidelights on its long and dramatic history, explains some of its time-honored traditions, tells interesting anecdotes about its great men and women, and pictures the English people of today and the ways they work and play.
"To know a country, you must know something of her people," she says. "England's men and women, humble and famous alike, have made the country what it is."
So meet England and the English. Miss Streatfeild presents them with intimate knowledge and enthusiasm, and with all the warmth and informality of a personal introduction. Here are the English.
—from the dust jacket
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