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Lord Littlehampton's Folly.
In 1949 Osbert Lancaster published a history of the town of Drayneflete, with illustrations showing its development from the Bronze age to the then present day. His detailed research took him to rare historical volumes, archaeological reports and contemporary prints and photographs. With help from the Earl of Littlehampton, and local historian Miss Dracula Parsley-ffigett, he set about recording…
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I got the 1949 architecture study parody novel Drayneflete Revealed.
From the Wikipedia article, it's very satirical and campy, while also informative.
ur government assigned gender for the day is the first thing u get when u click this link to a randomised wikipedia article. NO REROLLS . i am the trollsteineggje mountain in norway
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Got some incredibly dry English humor to keep me busy trying to figure out what's supposed to be funny..."1066" I can deal with, but I have no idea what "Drayneflete"'s deal is.
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