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What was England really like in the days of short skirts, Sir William Joynson-Hick's battle with the night-clubs, the Eton crop, the cat's whisker, the daring Noel Coward, and the Wembley Exhibition? Do you remember the first 'baby' Austins, the triumphs of Suzanne Lenglen, Jack Hobbs, the Cobham flights, the day Ramsay MacDonald--unexpectedly--became Prime Minister; the time when omnibuses were open on top, the General Strike: This book will remind you of the past, of the time when every pound was worth a golden sovereign, and there were long queues outside the unemployment exchanges. Here is a scrapbook about the nineteen twenties, describing in detail nearly every major event in Britain between the Armistice in 1916 and the Great Slump in 1929. It is a fascinating survey. It is now fashionable to look back to sing songs about 1924 and 1926, and to dance a few steps of the Charleston. Amusingly, with the aid of many photographs and advertisements, this book turns back the clock and recaptures the spirit of the times. |
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