TOM O'MEARA

"A MISCELLANY OF BRITAIN"

PEOPLE, PLACES, HISTORY, CULTURE, CUSTOMS, SPORT

Wydawnictwo - ARCTURUS

Liczba stron - 192

Stan - bardzo dobry

Cena z okładki - 6,99 funtów

OPIS:

A Miscellany of Britain is a unique collection of entertaining information from many different sources, which adds up to an illuminating snapshot of the country and its people. This book covers the geography, history and culture of the British Isles, taking you from the Domesday Book to the speeches of Winston Churchill via Doly the sheep, teh Sunday roast, Alfred Hitchcock's darkest thoughts and strange folk customes that have survived the centuries. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Britain and all things British.

Brits love the mix of the unpredictable and the mundane. Within these pages, you'll discover:

- the truth about Nelson's eye patch

- a brief history of the Union Jack

- which explorer amputated his own fingers with a fretsaw

- what the Mad Yorkshireman and 'Death Ray' Matthews did

- the potluck nature of a Phylum Feast

- who, or what, is the 'Gateshead Flasher'

and much besides...