num_pages: 48
description: The attitude of the British public, too, was getting on their nerves. They had been prepared for fierce resistance. They had pictured the invasion as a series of brisk battles--painful perhaps, but exciting. They had anticipated that when they had conquered the country they might meet with the Glare of Hatred as they patrolled the streets. The Supercilious Stare unnerved them. There is nothing so terrible to the highly-strung foreigner as the cold, contemptuous, patronising gaze of the Englishman. It gave the invaders a perpetual feeling of doing the wrong thing.
language: English
title: The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England
titlecomplete: The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England
characters: Wagstaff, Solly Quhayne, Clarence MacAndrew Chugwater, Graf von Poppenheim, Private Biggs, Raisuli, William Buggins, Mr. Chugwater, Reggie Chugwater, Alice Chugwater, Prince Ping Pong Pang, Horace Chugwater, Mad Mullah, Ralph Peabody, Grand Duke Vodkakoff, Prince Otto of Saxe-Pfennig, Mrs. Chugwater, Grace Chugwater
genres: Audiobook, 20th Century, Short Stories, Historical Fiction, Novella, Comedy, Classics, British Literature, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 460
places: England, London, England
publisher: Echo Library