Notes from a Small Island
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- Synopsis
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A combination travel guide and loving crack at the mannered manners of Britain written by journalist and long-time resident Bryson whose whirlwind trip around the island before his return to America yielded a number of witty essays on life, love, and beer.
Traveling by public transit, Bryson zips from Liverpool to Stonehenge to Farleigh Wallop documenting searches for restaurants, pub discoveries, and a "litter festival" in Liverpool. Lacks an index, but a glossary is provided with such gems as the definition of berk (a jerk, though the etymology is more ribald than one would imagine).
A New York Times Bestseller
- Copyright:
- 1995
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 352 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780380727506
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/25/10
- Copyrighted By:
- Bill Bryson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Travel
- Submitted By:
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- Proofread By:
- Digital Divide Data
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.