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Chesterton on Englishness
Reader comment on item: An American in Search of the English National Character
Submitted by Ann Farmer (United Kingdom), Jan 23, 2021 at 16:38
G. K. Chesterton is the writer who could sum it up best - a love of fairness and does not take himself too seriously. And invented a fair few sports.
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| 1 | English people are the perfect mix of western europeans features [387 words] | Andrea Bortolami | Mar 8, 2021 14:52 | 264575 | |
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| 3 | Some Observations on English National Character [334 words] | Sophie | Jan 25, 2021 19:21 | 263176 | |
| 2 | What you missed [26 words] | John | Jan 25, 2021 16:44 | 263166 | |
| 2 | What's it say when you can laugh at yourself? [79 words] | Jeff | Jan 24, 2021 17:44 | 263144 | |
| 4 | The greatest contribution of the British to the human species [105 words] | Stein | Jan 24, 2021 10:22 | 263136 | |
| Of Being British; Without Being an Englander [510 words] | M Tovey | Jan 23, 2021 18:03 | 263109 | ||
 Chesterton on Englishness [30 words] | Ann Farmer | Jan 23, 2021 16:38 | 263104 | ||
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| 1 | Not British now [47 words] | Bikinis not Burkas | Jan 23, 2021 13:11 | 263091 | |
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