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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Whisky Galore
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(1949) One of the *Ealing comedies, based on a novel by Compton *Mackenzie which was inspired by a real event of World War II. A ship with a cargo of whisky goes aground off *Barra, provoking a war of nerves and ingenuity between excise officers and the thirsty islanders.
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