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Terry Wogan
"A treasure trove of unknown delights"
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A glorious miscellany of good stories and fascinating facts about England
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132 of 135 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a great read . Loads of interesting,obscure & little known facts about England.
There is a section on each English county & some of the towns & cities therein. The book covers each county's "claims to fame" (many of which were unknown to me - really interesting & enlightening) along with other fascinating historical snippets.
Dip in & out or read straight through, either way it's an entertaining & informative book.
It's the kind of book they must get pub quiz questions from !!
As the previous reviewer points out,a really excellent stocking filler - real value & a true "find" .
Top quality.
There is a section on each English county & some of the towns & cities therein. The book covers each county's "claims to fame" (many of which were unknown to me - really interesting & enlightening) along with other fascinating historical snippets.
Dip in & out or read straight through, either way it's an entertaining & informative book.
It's the kind of book they must get pub quiz questions from !!
As the previous reviewer points out,a really excellent stocking filler - real value & a true "find" .
Top quality.
143 of 149 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found this book to be a brilliant stocking filler, a really good 'toilet' read. I flicked through it at first, searching for locations from my childhood and teens, such as places I had visited on family holidays, etc. However, after an initial trawl I read it over a period of about 36 hours. There is not a place in England that doesn't have some obscure fact related to it.
A bloody good book, highly recommended.
53 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just got this as a Christmas present for someone, and looking through, it makes a very interesting read, with lots of unusual and entertaining nuggets of information and facts. The illustrations are good too.
However I was a bit disappointed to find 3 mistakes in the space of as many pages when I looked at my own local area (Suffolk), which could have been corrected by anyone with Google and an extra 30 seconds to check each one... It was Sir Robert Watson-Watt who was instrumental in the development of RADAR at Bawdsey just before WW2 (not Robin), it's the River Deben (not Debden), and Grimston Hall is in Trimley St Martin (not the adjacent parish of Trimley St Mary). Which just makes me slightly question the veracity of the rest of the book. But it's still a good read, and probably the rest of it's all true!
However I was a bit disappointed to find 3 mistakes in the space of as many pages when I looked at my own local area (Suffolk), which could have been corrected by anyone with Google and an extra 30 seconds to check each one... It was Sir Robert Watson-Watt who was instrumental in the development of RADAR at Bawdsey just before WW2 (not Robin), it's the River Deben (not Debden), and Grimston Hall is in Trimley St Martin (not the adjacent parish of Trimley St Mary). Which just makes me slightly question the veracity of the rest of the book. But it's still a good read, and probably the rest of it's all true!
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Published 4 months ago by C. Young
Further Education
I had borrowed this book from a friend previously. So interesting was the history in it, that I had to buy a copy for myself.
Well worth the read!
Well worth the read!
Published 6 months ago by D. Chamberlin
Excellent!
This is one of those books, no matter how many times you open it, you find yourself saying, "Wow! I didn't know that! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Naran Rathod
Intriguing highlights from the past
This series of books was recommended to me by a good friend whom I meet over coffee from time to time. We enjoy having rich conversations about pertinent subjects. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Global Nomad
I Never Knew that about England
Book arrived promptly, very good price, new condition as promised. Only problem: it was quite an old edition and did not match the recent (illustrated) edition that is currently in... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Freddy the Fearless Fly
fantastic read
already bought 'I Never Knew That About Yorkshire' this book is equabily amazing, fantastic info if you like traveling around England
Published 18 months ago by Tina
Christmas fare for all year
Christopher Winn's book, I Never Knew That About England, is a little classic. Yes, I, too, received it as a Christmas present but it's far too good to be confined to the festive... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Patricia Olds
Suitable as present
I purchased this as a present for my partner. He was tickled pink with it and is currently reading his way through it
Published 22 months ago by G. P. Abbot
Not just a guide
this short tales about england are a good way to konw courious thigs about this country. With it we'll enjoy more the places that we visit.
Published 22 months ago by Juan Luis
I Never Knew that about England - unsure of the facts
Generally speaking the book offers the reader some very interesting points. I was going to call them facts but from reading other reviews that may not be quite the case. Read more
Published on 9 Mar 2010 by Milo
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