The Virtues of the English

An email arrived this morning soliciting my willingness to promote a book of war stories by a British Queen's Counsel.  With a link to his Amazon page and the vanity blurb about his glory, he suggested that you, readers of SJ, might be interested in purchasing his book.

My response was:

While I occasionally do book reviews, under no circumstances would I ever blindly promote a book. People who want to advertise their wares for sale pay for the advertising.

His reply:

Had my book been of interest to your readers I would have offered you a review copy.

However, with such a discourteous reply if you want a review copy you will have to buy it.

All of which offers me the opportunity post this great video of Dame Maggie Smith's Violet in Downton Abbey.



Perhaps one of my English friends can help me to express my vulgar American view in a more civilized manner?  After all, I would hate to be discourteous to some egomaniacal Brit wanker who cold-solicits me to sell his book of fabulous war stories, and who would be so very generous, if only I would assure him of aiding his marketing campaign, to send me a review copy so I too could bask in his revelry.

As for buying it, I'll pass.

Anyone who can guess the name* of the QC wins a copy of Nathan Burney's brilliant Illustrated Guide to Criminal Law. 

* Contest limited to the U.S., since nothing done here is worthy of the British.

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