"[A] fast-moving, vivid, sharp-tongued portrait of Britain in the first half of the twentieth century . . . A book readers will devour with relish."--The Times Literary Supplement (London)
"Cleverly organized, engagingly written, and rich in content."--The New York Times Book Review
"A magnificent achievement . . . it could hardly be bettered."--The New Criterion
"A work of affectionate memory . . . fueled by moral passion combined with irrepressible satire."--The Boston Globe
"[A] vigorous, lively, and winningly eccentric work of synthesis and argumentation."--The Spectator (London)
"Wilson's narrative skills, eye for an anecdote, and entertaining style should ensure a considerable audience for this lively, provocative, and thoroughly idiosyncratic history."--The Wilson Quarterly
