A witty anthropological journey in search of the quintessential English eccentric.
Social observation in the mould of WATCHING THE ENGLISH - a witty anthropological journey in search of the quintessential English eccentric. The English eccentric is under threat. On his entertaining and thought-provoking quest to discover the most eccentric English person alive today, Henry Hemming unearths a large array of delightfully odd characters. He asks what it is to be an eccentric. Is it simply to thrive on creativity and non-conformity, and where does this incarnation of Englishness stem from? Hemming concludes that this tribe is, in fact, in rude health, as essential as ever to the English national identity.
'Entertaining and thought-provoking ... Hemming unearths a surprisingly large array of delightfully odd characters'
