- Hardcover: 704 pages
- Publisher: Frances Lincoln; New edition edition (1 May 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0711223696
- ISBN-13: 978-0711223691
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.6 x 4.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 704,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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... explores the character of Britishness in an engaging narrative which at 700 pages is very good value for money (Western Daily Press )
This is one of the great travel books and a must for anyone who loves these islands. (Good Book Guide )
This is one of the great travel books and a must for anyone who loves these islands. (Good Book Guide )
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In his 'thinking traveller's tour', David St John Thomas journeys by rail and 'Little Car' around Britain, exploring the fascinating and diverse character of Britain today. He reflects on Britain, Britishness, the British people and how they have changed, not always for the worse, over the fifty-odd years he has known them as an author and a publisher. Taking in places as various as beaches, mountain moors, industrial and early Christian sites, great hotels, art galleries, canals and cycleways, meeting people – famous ones, friends, gardeners, railwaymen, craftsmen, bus conductors – who enrich his journey with their stories and observations, and drawing on literature and history, he discovers the true heartbeat of the country. The result is a narrative that surprises, amuses and engages, as well as offering a treasure trove of facts, anecdotes and new perspectives on our extraordinary nation.
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Though we wake up keen and early this glorious morning at the beginning of May, already the sun has bathed the Moray Firth for hours. Read the first page
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Though we wake up keen and early this glorious morning at the beginning of May, already the sun has bathed the Moray Firth for hours. Read the first page
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This is a warm-hearted amble through some of the lesser-known parts of Britain. The easy style makes it absolutely unputdownable. A wonderful memoir of a rapidly-disappearing and civilized country. I loved it!
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I had thought that self-indulgent memoirs were confined to "celebrity" authors only. I was wrong. The author attempts to name-drop his way round Britain - although the names he drops meant nothing to me. Unfortunately, none of his many friends in the publishing industry appear to have persuaded him to give this book the heavy editing it needed.
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A travel book, in my book anyway, ought to be from somewhere to another. This one ambles around aimlessly not knowing quite what it wants to be. I also found the writing style, though clearly written enthusiastically, a tad pompous.
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