The hilarious and loving sequel to a hilarious and loving classic of travel writing: Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson s valentine to his adopted country of England 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, one of the most acute and affectionate portrayals...

Stunning aerial tours of England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales.

Journal entries made by Hawthorne during his stay in England.

Explores the medieval past of Britain through 10 walking narratives that explore paths through valleys, hills and fields and taking note of the remnants of forts, crypts, crannogs, churches, causeways, holy wells and memorial stones.--

Rick Steves is the perfect travel partner to guide you through his favorite cities, villages and off-the-beaten-path destinations in Great Britain.

Passages from the American note-books: The American Notebooks follows chronological order, tracing Hawthorne's development over a period of eighteen years. The individual entries, however, are quite random in their makeup and contain adages, animal folklore, and biblical references that captivated Hawthorne. Observations of people whom he saw in the streets of nineteenth century Salem, Boston, and North Adams, Massachusetts, are mixed with flights...