People Like Us: A Season Among the Upper Classes

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What exactly is a toff? The author admits to a good list of preconceptions from which to produce a picture: they have good manners but can be rude with a carefree air; they have no sexual inhibitions and not much moral sense; they look inbred. Infiltrating weddings and wine bars, Jennings journeys into the world of the toff, both the private world - a typical Toffs dinner party - and the public one - quaffing Pimms at Henley and eavesdropping at a charity ball.

Charles Jennings was born in London and was educated there and at Oxford University. He is married with two children and works as a writer and journalist.

'Wickedly hilarious ... a mirror-image of George Orwell.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Catches brilliantly what it is like to feel not really 'one of them', whilst retaining a keen eye for the ludicrous...very funny' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Made me laugh out loud...piercing observations' DAILY MAIL 'Absorbing.' THE TIMES 'This is the land of pearls and pinky rings, of silly names and vacuous conversations, every bit as ghastly and amusing as you'd expect.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'It would be easy to accuse Jennings of horrific generalisation and pick hefty holes in his argument, but why bother? It's all in good fun (unless you're posh).' THE GLASGOW HERALD 'It's all good, vitriolic fun.' MAXIM