Notes From a Small Island
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · May 15, 2001
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- Who it’s for
- A playful, irreverent journey through Britain, from Downing Street to Loch Ness.
- Themes
- Travel in Great Britain, United Kingdom
- Genres
- Great Britain Travel, Travel Humor, Travel Writing
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Featuring an all-new cover, New York Times bestseller Bill Bryson's irrevent and hilarious journey through the beloved island nation he called home for two decades. From Downing Street to Loch Ness, this is a delightful look at the United Kingdom.
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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.
Britain, Wryly Seen
A playful, irreverent journey through Britain, from Downing Street to Loch Ness.
Come here for
- Travel writing with a comic eye
- A fond, funny look at Britain
Expect
- A jaunt shaped by Bryson’s two decades living there
- Landmarks alongside wonderfully odd place names
Where it sits
| Great Britain Travel | 88% |
|---|---|
| Travel Writing | 53% |
| Travel Humor | 38% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Humor Essays
- Great Britain Travel
- Travel Writing
- Authors
- Bill Bryson
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 15, 2001
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Travel in Great Britain · United Kingdom
- Reading lane
- Humor Essays