Notes From A Small Island: Journey Through Britain (Book 1 of 2: Notes from a Small Island) (UK)

Notes From A Small Island: Journey Through Britain (Book 1 of 2: Notes from a Small Island) Paperback – 30 July 2015 by Bill Bryson (Author) Paperback – 30 July 2015 by Bill Bryson (Author), UK.

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 details

• Format Paperback | 384 pages
• Dimensions 127 x 198 x 23mm | 262g
• Publication date 30 Jul 2015
• Publisher Transworld Publishers Ltd
• Imprint Black Swan
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 0
• ISBN13 9781784161194