Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson

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Book name:	Notes from a Small Island (2024)
Category:	Architecture
Author:	Bill Bryson
Pages:	400 pages
Language:	English
Publication data:	Jan. 1, 1995, midnight

This humorous travel memoir features an American author's journey across the United Kingdom, where he had lived for two decades. Before returning to the United States, he decides to tour the country, using public transportation and staying in small-town accommodations. The book provides an amusing, and at times sarcastic, outsider's perspective on British life, culture, and idiosyncrasies, while also expressing a deep affection for the nation and its people. The 4048th greatest book of all time

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Bill Bryson

13 books

William McGuire Bryson is an American-British journalist and author. Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. Born in the United States, he has been a resident of Britain for most of his adult life, returning to the U.S. between 1995 and 2003, and holds dual American and British citizenship. He served as the chancellor of Durham University from 2005 to 2011.
In 1995, while in the United Kingdom, Bryson authored Notes from a Sm… Read more