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Series
Publisher
Film Ideas
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Leprechauns and shamrocks, bagpipes and kilts each reminders from two cultures which have similar yet different heritages. While its borders have been bombarded by foreign invaders, sovereignty for these lands lies within the character of its people. Neither Romans, anglos, saxons, Vikings or England could prevent Scotland and Ireland from its true destiny -- independence. They have answered that call and continue to retain their own unique identities....
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A sequel to "Notes from a Small Island" stands as the author's tribute to his adopted country of England and describes his riotous return visit two decades later to rediscover the country, its people, and its culture.
In 1995 Bill Bryson got into his car and took a weeks-long farewell motoring trip about England before moving his family back to the United States. The book about that trip, Notes from a Small Island, is uproarious and endlessly endearing,...
6) Landmarks
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Landmarks is a book about the power of language - 'strong style, single words' - to shape our sense of place. It is both a field guide to the literature the author loves (Nan Shepherd, Roger Deakin and many more), and a 'word-hoard', gathering an astonishing archive of place-terms from old Norse to Anglo-Romani, living Norman to Hebridean Gaelic. Over the book's course, via its chapters, its glossaries and surprise of its postscript - we come to...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Paints a vivid picture of what life was like during the time of Henry VIII by visiting more than fifty Tudor palaces, theaters, and abbeys, including Anne Boleyn's childhood home and the castle where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A visual itinerary, an emotional visit to a family's homeland, a souvenir of the trip of a lifetime, or the virtual realization of a fantasy vacation - whatever the inspiration, one thing's certain - locations like this won't be seen any other way.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Continuum
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A charming new travelogue retracing the thirteen original routes of the 1951 Festival of Britain guides "About Britain" About Britain is an entirely fresh approach to travel writing. In 1951, the Festival of Britain published a series of thirteen short guides that they dubbed 'handbooks for the explorer'. Their aim was to get people on 'the roads and the by-roads' to see Britain as a 'living country'. Armed with these guidebooks, Tim Cole takes to...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From the merlin to the golden eagle, the goshawk to the honey buzzard, James Macdonald Lockharts stunning debut is a quest of beak, talon, wing, and sky. On its surface, Raptor is a journey across the British Isles in search of fifteen species of birds of prey, but as Lockhart seeks out these elusive predators, his quest becomes so much more: an incomparably elegant elegy to the beauty of the British landscape and, through the birds, a journey toward...
11) The wild places
Author
Publisher
Granta
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we tarmacked, farmed and built ourselves out of wildness? In The Wild Places, Macfarlane embarks on a series of journeys in search of the wildness that remains in these islands.".
"His journeys take him through some of the most remarkable landscapes of our archipelago. He climbs, walks and swims through these places in rainstorm, sunlight and blizzard, by darkness and by day,...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
After eleven years as an American living in London, the renowned travel writer Paul Theroux set out to travel clockwise around the coast of Great Britain to find out what the British were really like. The result is this perceptive, hilarious record of the journey. Whether in Cornwall or Wales, Ulster or Scotland, the people he encountered along the way revealed far more of themselves than they perhaps intended to display to a stranger. Theroux captured...
13) Great Britain
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Historic market towns, rolling green hills, secret sandy beaches: Welcome to Great Britain Whether you want to visit London's world-class museums, spend time at the seaside, or venture into the great outdoors, your DK Eyewitness travel guide ensures you experience all that England, Scotland, and Wales have to offer. From the jagged peaks of the Scottish Highlands to the sweeping sands of Cornwall's coast, Great Britain promises miles of spectacular...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain and the death of Alfred the Great have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers, but Britain's 'Dark Ages' can still be explored through material remnants but above all, landscapes. In the Land of Giants explores Britain's lost medieval past by walking its paths and exploring its lasting imprint on valley, hill and field. From York to Whitby, from London to Sutton Hoo, from Edinburgh to Anglesey...
Author
Publisher
Avalon Travel, Hachette Book Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Offers suggestions for lodging, restaurants, and local attractions in Great Britain, along with travel tips and cultural information.
"From the craggy beauty of the Scottish Highlands to cosmopolitan London, Great Britain is yours to discover with Rick Steves! Inside Rick Steves Great Britain you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending two weeks or more exploring England, Wales, and Scotland Rick's strategic advice on how to get the most out...
Author
Publisher
Harper Horizon
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small towns to major US metropolises (or is it metropoli? We haven't a fartin' clue!). They'll even cross the pond to sip tea in some of them fancy kings-and-castles places that PBS Viewers Like You can't stop yapping about. From Chickamauga to Cheyenne, New York to New Orleans, Seattle to Scotland—no matter where these two wandering jesters go, there's something to roast, something to toast,...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Who formed and shaped the English language? David and Hilary Crystal take us on a journey through Britain to discover the people who gave our language its colour and character; Saxon invaders, medieval scholars, poets, reformers, dictionary writers. Part travelogue, part history, this beautifully illustrated book is full of unexpected delights.
Author
Publisher
Tin House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Considered a masterpiece of nature writing, and the book that launched the international wild swimming movement, Roger Deakin's Waterlog is a fascinating and inspiring journey into the aquatic world that surrounds us. In an attempt to discover his island nation from a new perspective, Roger Deakin embarks from his home in Suffolk to swim Britain-the seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, pools, streams, lochs, moats, and quarries. Through the watery capillary...
19) Wild escapes
Author
Publisher
National Trust Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Forty amazing British escapes where you can get away from it all and reconnect with nature. These unforgettable locations in Britain's wild corners range from lighthouses to cottages, from bothies to boats. Although they're the stuff of dreams, they're affordable and reachable in reality, and the book gives you invaluable information about the surrounding area, including walks and wildlife. The book is beautifully photographed throughout and even...
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