Notes from a Small IslandBefore 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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User Review - RonWelton - LibraryThingI found Bill Bryson's, "Notes from a Small Island" to be a comfortable and comforting read during a long period of enforced isolation and mild stress during the Covid 19 pandemic. Reading Bryson is ... Read full review
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User Review - Sarah220 - LibraryThingBryson is a very good writer who paints vivid pictures of British landscapes and people and imbues the places he visits with charm and humor. This is a very close to a 4 out of 5 for me but even these ... Read full review
Contents
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Section 2 | 22 |
Section 3 | 29 |
Section 4 | 40 |
Section 5 | 47 |
Section 6 | 57 |
Section 7 | 68 |
Section 8 | 83 |
Section 16 | 161 |
Section 17 | 171 |
Section 18 | 180 |
Section 19 | 195 |
Section 20 | 208 |
Section 21 | 220 |
Section 22 | 233 |
Section 23 | 248 |
Section 9 | 91 |
Section 10 | 103 |
Section 11 | 111 |
Section 12 | 120 |
Section 13 | 130 |
Section 14 | 139 |
Section 15 | 151 |
Section 24 | 262 |
Section 25 | 270 |
Section 26 | 279 |
Section 27 | 289 |
Section 28 | 303 |
Section 29 | 311 |
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| Title | Notes from a Small Island |
| Author | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher | HarperCollins, 2015 |
| ISBN | 0062417436, 9780062417435 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › Humor / Form / Essays Travel / Essays & Travelogues Travel / Europe / Great Britain Travel / General |
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