‘A pint, a gin‐and tonic, and the Statesman's Year Book, please’

Abstract

SMALL COUNTRY TOWNS are still, in spite of recent changes, one of the pleasures of holidaying in Britain. Much of their individuality is now hidden behind a uniformity of signs to car park and toilets, and one‐way systems which avoid the corn exchange, the church and everything else of interest. The antique shops have acquired the sameness of Woolworths. Most of them seem to have run out of antiques and offer a range of newlyminted horse‐brasses (tractor badges, if they exist, are taking a long time to catch on), hunting horns (intended for a non‐hunting type of unspeakable), Hong Kong coloured‐glass oil lamps, and a genuine cracked jug and washbasin.

Citation

SHALLOW, R. (1973), "‘A pint, a gin‐and tonic, and the Statesman's Year Book, please’", New Library World, Vol. 74 No. 10, pp. 238-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb038165