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Stephen Clarke: 1000 Years of Annoying the French

Скачать книгу (размер 2 768 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 544) Аннотация: Was the Battle of Hastings a French victory? Non! William the Conqueror was Norman and hated the French. Were the Brits really responsible for the death of Joan of Arc? Non! The French sentenced her to death for wearing trousers. Was the guillotine a French invention? Non! It was invented in Yorkshire. Ten centuries' worth of French historical 'facts' bite the dust as Stephen Clarke looks at what…

Stephen Clarke: Brief History of the Future

Скачать книгу (размер 2 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 432) Аннотация: What if teleportation was really possible? Englishman Richie Fisher is about to find out… Richie and his wife Clara have won a weekend in New York in a newspaper competition. While Clara is off blowing their spending money, Richie wanders aimlessly, chewing on a veggie-burger, ending up in a gift-shop where he finds himself standing in front of an instant transporter machine. It looks nothing…

Stephen Clarke: Dial M for Merde

Скачать книгу (размер 1 610 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 317) Аннотация: Englishman Paul West has just received an offer he can't refuse: two weeks in the sun, all expenses paid, with a beautiful blonde called Gloria Monday. M, as Gloria likes to be known, is down south to report on caviar trafficking but it soon becomes obvious that she s interested in something a lot more fishy than caviar. Meanwhile Paul s best friend Elodie is marrying a French aristocrat, and…

Stephen Clarke: Merde Actually

Скачать книгу (размер 2 278 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 448) Аннотация: A year after arriving in France, Englishman Paul West is still struggling with some fundamental questions: What is the best way to scare a gendarme? Why are there no health warnings on French nudist beaches? And is it really polite to sleep with your boss' mistress? Paul opens his English tea room, and mutates (temporarily) into a Parisian waiter; samples the pleasures of typically French…