1066 and All That Matthew Sturgis' book "1992 and All This" (Macmillan, 1991) is a "humorous look at Europe in preparation for 1992 when Britain officially becomes part of the Continent. Much of the humour focuses on the differences between the British and the Europeans." Malcolm Knox's 2009 book "1788 Words or Less" gives a Sellar and Yeatman-esque twist to the history of Australia. 1066 and All That 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates is a tongue-in-cheek reworking of the history of England.
This Is... (book series) This Is... (book series) This is... is a series of children's travel books written and illustrated by Czech author Miroslav Sasek between 1959 and 1974. Sasek originally intended to write three books: "This is Paris", "This is London", and "This is Rome". Because of those titles' popularity, Sasek ultimately extended the series to 18 books. Four of the "This is" books were adapted into movie shorts by Weston Woods in the early 1960s: "This is New York", "This is Venice", "This is Israel", and "This is Ireland". The "This is" series went out of print. In 2003, publisher Rizzoli began