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The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook: The First Guide to What Really Matters in Life

By: Ann Barr Peter York
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Ebury Press, London
ISBN: 0852232365
ISBN-13: 9780852232361
Released: 18 Oct 1982
RRP: £6.95
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2008 update - By: Mr. C. G. Leggatt, 26 Sep 2008
I'm writing in 2008, twenty-five years after the SLOANE RANGER HANDBOOK was first published. Originallly, the book could have been read simply for an innocently voyeuristic "hoot" at the quirks of the then flourishing Upper Middle Class. On speed-reading it with a chuckle, you might have consigned it to the downstairs loo to gather dust. Get it out now - or buy a copy on Amazon! In 1982, the authors painted Henry & Caroline at their most ebullient & excessive; fair enough - the book had to sell. The 1982 Caroline Sloane was the clear heir & continuation of her mother, 1950/60's Caroline Knightsbridge-Knotted. There was an assurance to Sloane life which, as the years passed & the new millennium dawned, came to be seen as rewarding the untalented & stopping those with ability reaching the top. Perhaps this was true in part but there was another side to the Sloane character which, today, is worthy of some mourning; indeed, on re-reading the HANDBOOK, it has become an elegy. The Sloane - shout this from the rooftops - gave back to society. The "wah-wah" voice & robust, patrician conservatism disguised a person who was up before dawn to deliver Meals-on-Wheels & who baked cakes alll evening for the church spire appeal, or other cohesive community cause. The Sloane was a "We" person, not a "Me" person. Today, as "Little Britain" characters & their self-absorbed New Labour facilitators depose the remaining Henrys & Carolines, the loss of this tribe is a cause for regret.
interesting - By: reader, 26 Aug 2007
It would seem that if you are interested in these kinds of upper class people then this guide is a "must read" for you. It is definitely true that these higher echelons in society are very exclusive in respect of their social networking & they certainly attend/host events that 99% of the population would never participate in! I should know as I have had contact with these types of human beings through university & I have to say that the amount of pretentiousness & snobbery emanating from them is astronomical & the reader will probably receive this vibe when reading this book!