This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch,presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons,from pub signs to seaside piers,from cattle grids to canal boats,and from village cricket to nimbies. First published as a lavish colour coffeetable book,this new expanded paperback edition has double the original number of contributions from many celebrities including Bill Bryson,Michael Palin,Eric Clapton,Bryan Ferry,Sebastian Faulks,Kate Adie,Kevin Spacey,Gavin Pretor-Pinney,Richard Mabey ,Simon Jenkins,John Sergeant,Benjamin Zephaniah,Joan Bakewell,Antony Beevor,Libby Purves,Jonathan Dimbleby,and many more: and a new preface by HRH Prince Charles.
Publisher: Transworld Publishers LtdISBN: 9781784161965Number of pages: 368Weight: 251 gDimensions: 198 x 127 x 22 mm
Bill Bryson
Coming from Des Moines,Iowa - because,as he notes,'somebody had to'- bestselling Anglo-American author Bill Bryson has won over a legion of readers with his books which comprise travelogues,memoirs and popular works of history and science. His best-known works include Notes from a Small Island,Neither Here Nor There and A Short History of Nearly Everything.
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