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In 1995, Iowa native Bill Bryson took a motoring trip around Britain to explore that green and pleasant land. The uproarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, is one of the most acute portrayals of the United Kingdom ever written. Two decades later, Bryson--now a British citizen--set out again to rediscover his adopted country. In these pages, he follows a straight line through the island--from Bognor Regis to Cape Wrath--and shows us...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Considered a masterpiece of nature writing, and the book that launched the international wild swimming movement, Roger Deakin's Waterlog is a fascinating and inspiring journey into the aquatic world that surrounds us. In an attempt to discover his island nation from a new perspective, Roger Deakin embarks from his home in Suffolk to swim Britain-the seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, pools, streams, lochs, moats, and quarries. Through the watery capillary...
Author
Pub. Date
1895.
Language
English
Description
This 1895 volume visits the lesser-known literary haunts of such British writers as Dickens, Chaucer, Pope, Keats, Shakespeare, Carlyle, Byron, Eliot, the Brontës, and many, many more. Locations include places which inspired a particular author as well as spots shared by multiple groups such as Highgate, Lord Byron's tomb, Gray's country churchyard, Gad's Hill, childhood homes, and more.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Description
A "brilliant London historian" (BBC Radio) tells the story of Britain as never before--through its abandoned villages and towns. Drowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff. This is the extraordinary tale of Britain's eerie and remarkable ghost towns and villages; shadowlands that once hummed with life. Peering through the cracks of history, we find Dunwich, a medieval city plunged off a cliff by sea storms; the abandoned village...
Author
Pub. Date
2004.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
In this hilarious romp through England, one of America's preeminent humorists seeks the answer to an eternal question: What makes the Brits tick?
One semitropical Fourth of July, Joe Queenan's English wife suggested that the family might like a chicken vindaloo in lieu of the customary barbecue. It was this pitiless act of gastronomic cultural oppression, coupled with dread of the fearsome Christmas pudding that awaited him for dessert, that inspired...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First Pegasus Books hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
A cultural exploration of the Dark Age landscapes of Britain that poses a significant question: Is the modern world simply the realization of our ancient past?
The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain and the death of Alfred the Great have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers, but Britain's "Dark Ages" can still be explored through their material remnants: architecture, books, metalwork, and, above all, landscapes.
Max Adams...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, James Macdonald Lockhart's stunning debut is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky. On its surface, Raptor is a journey across the British Isles in search of fifteen species of birds of prey, but as Lockhart seeks out these elusive predators, his quest becomes so much more: an incomparably elegant elegy on the beauty of the British landscape and, through the birds, a journey toward...
10) Great Britain
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Pub. Date
2023-.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Great Britain is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the region has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Puzzle the mysteries of Stonehenge, sip whisky in Scotland, and hike the mountains of Wales; all with your trusted travel companion.
11) United Kingdom
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Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This volume explores British customs and culture.
12) United Kingdom
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Introduces United Kingdom, describing its geography and climate, industries, history, resources and wildlife, culture, politics, and sports.
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