I Never Knew That About England

图书标准信息

• 作者 Christopher Winn 著
• 出版社 Ebury Press
• 出版时间 2005-04
• ISBN 9780091902070
• 定价 142.00元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 288页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

ThisistheultimatejourneyaroundEngland.ChristopherWinntakesustoeachcounty,toseewherehistoryhappened,wherepeopleandideaswereborn,wheredreamstookflightandwheremenandwomennowrestfromtheirlabours.Totreadintheirfootsteps,totouchandexperiencesomeofwhatinspiredandmovedthemistocapturesomeoftheflavouroftheirlivesandmaketheirstoriesaliveandreal.Crammedwithfactsandinformation,INeverKnewThatAboutEnglandcelebratestheplacesandpeoplethatmakethecountryuniqueandincludeshistory,legends,firsts,supremes,unusuals,inventions,birthplacesandgossip.You'llbeabletovisitthebridgewherePoohandPigletplayedPoohsticksandseewhereAlfredburntthecakes.InasmallvillageinBedfordshireyoucanvisitthegraveyardwhereLongJohnSilverandWendyrest.Thesestorieswillbringanyplacethatyouvisittolife(keeponecopyinthecarandoneinthehouse!)andenableyoutodiscoverEngland'srichandsurprisinghistory.

【作者简介】

ChristopherWinn'sfirstbookwasthebestsellingINeverKnewThatAboutEngland.VolumesonIreland,Scotland,Wales,London,theEnglish,IrishandScottishfollowedandhehasrecentlypublishedbooksontheLakeDistrict,YorkshireandtheRiverThamesalongsideanillustratededitionofINeverKnewThatAboutEngland.Afreelancewriterandcollectoroftriviaforover20years,hehasworkedwithTerryWoganandJonathanRossandsetsquizquestionsfortelevisionaswellasfortheDailyMailandtheDailyTelegraph.HeismarriedtoartistMaiOsawa,whoillustratesallthebooksintheseries.Hiswebsiteiswww.i-never-knew-that.com.