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The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill and Came Down a Mountain

1917. The peace of a remote Welsh village, nestling comfortably in the shadow of what the inhabitants reverently call their 'mountain', is rudely shatterred by the arrival of two English mapmakers who have the temerity to announce that the 'mountain' is merely a 'hill' in geographical terms.

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It is a difference of only twenty feet - but a greater injustice than the villagers can bear. With smarting pride they band together to keep the mapmakers occupied whilst they set about putting the situation to rights... whatever it takes.

Written and directed by Christopher Monger, The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountainis a beautifully observed romantic comedy, which proves that mind over matter is still a powerful force for change...

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 265 pages

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