Letters from England
Author: Karel Capek
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Languages: English, RU, German, NL
Genre: Adventure, Essay, Non-fiction, Satire
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A Czech writer wanders 1920s Britain and turns its policemen, parks, fog, food and silences into a string of warm, deadpan comic dispatches.
Characters
- Karel Capek (the pilgrim) — Narrator and traveller: Czech writer touring Britain, sketching it in deadpan, self-mocking prose and pen drawings.
- George Bernard Shaw — Playwright: Tall, white-bearded vegetarian wit, half saint and half mischievous satyr.
- H. G. Wells — Writer: Broad-shouldered, plain-spoken author who seems more an all-round man than a celebrity.
- G. K. Chesterton — Writer: Vast, genial figure with a musketeer moustache and a smile enough for three.
- John Galsworthy — Dramatist and novelist: Tranquil, refined writer with the grave face of a priest or judge.
- Seton Watson (Scotus Viator) — Scholar and friend of the Czechs: Refined Skye-dwelling historian who championed the Czech cause.
- Nigel Playfair — Theatre producer: Placid, enterprising producer who brought Capek's plays to England.