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Before New York Times bestselling author Bill Bryson wrote The Road to Little Dribbling, he took this delightfully irreverent jaunt around the unparalleled floating nation of Great Britain, which has produced zebra crossings, Shakespeare, Twiggie Winkie’s Farm, and places with names like Farleigh Wallop and Titsey.
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Voyages, England, Description and travel, Journeys, 20th century, Reisebericht, Civilization, Travel, Nonfiction, American Authors, Authors, American, England, description and travel, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Great britain, description and travelPeople
Bill BrysonPlaces
England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Wales, ScotlandTimes
20th century, 1990sShowing 10 featured editions. View all 37 editions?
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1997, Goldmann
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"There are certain idiosyncratic notions that you quietly come to accept when you live for a long time in Britain."
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After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson took the decision to move Mrs Bryson, little Jimmy et al. back to the States for a while. But before leaving his much-loved Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around old Blighty, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had for so long been his home. The resulting book was a eulogy to the country that produced Marmite, George Formby, by-elections, milky tea, place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells, Gardeners' Question Time and people who say 'Mustn't grumble.' Britain would never seem the same again. Since it was first published in 1995, Notes from a Small Island has never been far from the top of the bestsellers lists, and has sold over one and a half million copies.
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He settled in England in 1977, and lived for many years with his English wife and four children in North Yorkshire. He and his family now live in the United States.
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