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This is a book that truly makes me feel proud to be British. France may have the finer wines, Germany produce the better cars and the USA have the biggest burgers, but no other country in the world can produce the quality and quantity of rogues that Britain has over the centuries. If it weren't for the people profiled in this book, what would this country be? We would just be a bigger version of Belgium. As well as the patriotic feelings induced, this is one of the funniest books I've ever had my hands on. It's the perfect book to turn to if you have a few minutes spare and need a quick pick-me-up, as you can just dip in and out of it. The only shortcoming, rather predictably, was the absence of some of my favourite rogues, such as Frank Bough, Stephen Milligan and Cecil Parkinson. But I suppose, everyone will have someone whom they think should be included but isn't. In that regard, the book's biggest strength is to include many non-famous people, as it would have been far easier to have just profiled the "A-List" rogues. So, for example, we have the case of Gladys Elton, an 81 year-old resident of an old care home, who decided to do a striptease in front of the other residents and so caused 1 death and three further hospitalisations. This book should be an essential addition to anyone who's sense of humour is slightly warped and who is appreciative of the seedier side of life.
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