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Dear Bill Bryson: Footnotes from a Small Island
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Dear Bill Bryson: Footnotes from a Small Island
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Ben Aitken
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Classic travel writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781785788253
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| Classifications | Dewey:941.086 |
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Publishing Details |
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Icon Books
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| Imprint |
Icon Books
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| Publication Date |
3 February 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In 2013, travel writer Ben Aitken decided to follow in the footsteps of his hero - literally - and started a journey around the UK, tracing the trip taken by Bill Bryson in his classic tribute to the British Isles, Notes from a Small Island. Staying at the same hotels, ordering the same food, and even spending the same amount of time in the bath, Aitken's homage - updated and with a new preface for 2022 - is filled with wit, insight and humour.
Author Biography
Ben Aitken was born under Thatcher, grew to 6ft then stopped, and is an Aquarius. He is the author of four books: Dear Bill Bryson, A Chip Shop in Poznan, The Gran Tour ('Both moving and hilarious', Spectator) and The Marmalade Diaries.
Reviews' 'It would be wrong to view this book as just a highly accomplished homage to a personal hero. Aitken's politics, as much as his humour, are firmly in the spotlight, and Dear Bill Bryson achieves more than its title intended.' ' - Manchester Review '' - '' - '' - '' - '' -
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