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Alexander McCall Smith "In this marvellous and intriguing book, Harry Campbell has created a whole new discipline - one which we may perhaps call nostalgic geography"
Alexander McCall Smith
"In this marvellous and intriguing book, Harry Campbell has created a whole
new discipline - one which we may perhaps call nostalgic geography"
new discipline - one which we may perhaps call nostalgic geography"
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a delightful book, one that manages to impart geographical information and make you smile (or laugh) at the same time. Campbell tells us about favourite placenames such as Ceylon and Rangoon, but also about less familiar places such as Henpeck and Pleasant Island. What makes this book a little special, however, is the combination of very interesting facts expressed with gentle understated humour. This is learning worn with a smile. I loved every page.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a delightful book! It has solved the problem of 'What can I give my intelligent and well-read friends that they won't already know?'
Harry Campbell's account of 'the place names that history left behind' manages to be entertaining, informative and highly readable all at once. It is full of surprises and challenges to the reader. Where is Illyria? Is there such a place as Pepys Island? Central Region? And what about San Seriffe? Keep your wits about you when you dip into this fascinating collection of little known geographical facts or you might miss a gem!
This little book is beautifully produced, in a style befitting the contents. The dust jacket attracts the eye, while the hard cover speaks of serious reading. Add to that a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith, who clearly enjoys it as much as I do. It deserves to become well-known.
Harry Campbell's account of 'the place names that history left behind' manages to be entertaining, informative and highly readable all at once. It is full of surprises and challenges to the reader. Where is Illyria? Is there such a place as Pepys Island? Central Region? And what about San Seriffe? Keep your wits about you when you dip into this fascinating collection of little known geographical facts or you might miss a gem!
This little book is beautifully produced, in a style befitting the contents. The dust jacket attracts the eye, while the hard cover speaks of serious reading. Add to that a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith, who clearly enjoys it as much as I do. It deserves to become well-known.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I had to limit myself to one chapter a night, and wanted more when I finished it. What a light touch Harry Campbell has, making gentle fun of the serious business of names and their significance. Wars have been launched over names and their ownership, elections have been lost, and identities discarded. Every page has his gentle, whimsical humour, rendering clear the intricacies of the past naming of places, never becoming heavy, always bringing a little smile. If you like place, if an atlas is your natural territory, this is the book for you.
Kenneth Thompson, Tour Leader, Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
Kenneth Thompson, Tour Leader, Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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entertaining read
A gem of a book, intelligent and absorbing filled with gently humorous comments and loads of information that makes places you vaguely recognise the name of become really... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tattie Bogle
What's in a name?
Harry Campbell's `Whatever Happened to Tanganyika?' is a curious, original and enjoyable exploration of place names that have been discarded by history, for reasons as wide ranging... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mr. D Burin
Loved it!
Great read - great book to dip into before going to sleep - I want to savour the chapters and make it last!
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