Jeremy Dixon Paxman is a famous English journalist, writer and television presenter. He has worked for the BBC since 1977, where he became famous for his ruthless and meticulous interviewing style. England: A Portrait of a People is an intelligent, well-written, informative and funny research book. In it, the author covers the history of the British, their attitude towards foreigners, sex, food and sports, describes English stereotypes, the state of the language and much more. This work can be analyzed for a long time, you can even dive headlong into it, quote it and use it as arguments in a dispute, since it is filled with a variety of curious information, subtle allusions and dryish - purely English - humor. Such a deep and at the same time witty description of the English you won't find a nation anywhere.The Guardian