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Bill Bryson's hilarious tour of his adopted country- the book that was voted the nation's favourite book on modern Britain in a World Book Day BBC poll. In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and 'Ooh lovely' at the sight of a cup of tea and a plate of biscuits; and Gardeners' Question Time. Notes from a Small Island was a huge number-one bestseller when it was first published, and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain, going on to sell over two million copies.Product Identifiers
PublisherTransWorld LTD
ISBN-139781784161194
eBay Product ID (ePID)214702158
Product Key Features
Book TitleNotes from a Small Island: Journey Through Britain
Era1990s
AuthorBill Bryson
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicTravel Writing
Publication Year2015
TypeTravel Guide
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width127mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorBill Bryson
Series TitleBryson
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom