Lyttelton's Britain: A User's Guide To The British Isles As Heard On Bbc Radio's I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue
by Iain Pattinson /
2009 / English / EPUB
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As accurate as Wikipedia and as comprehensive as
As accurate as Wikipedia and as comprehensive asReader's
Digest
Reader's
Digest, this unique guide tells you everything you never
knew you wouldn't ever need to know about the background and
inhabitants of Britain's most prominent towns and cities. The
intelligent reader will waste no time in adding it to their
collection. From Bristol in 1497—when John Cabot set off to
find a new route to the Spice Islands by sailing north-west
and instead discovered a strange, hostile world he named
"Newfoundland," until the natives explained that they
actually called it "Swansea"—to Nottingham, which was
originally called "Snottingham" or "home of Snotts," to the
first settlement in Brighton by the Druids, this guide is as
hilarious as it is informative and a must read for any
connoisseur of British culture.
, this unique guide tells you everything you never
knew you wouldn't ever need to know about the background and
inhabitants of Britain's most prominent towns and cities. The
intelligent reader will waste no time in adding it to their
collection. From Bristol in 1497—when John Cabot set off to
find a new route to the Spice Islands by sailing north-west
and instead discovered a strange, hostile world he named
"Newfoundland," until the natives explained that they
actually called it "Swansea"—to Nottingham, which was
originally called "Snottingham" or "home of Snotts," to the
first settlement in Brighton by the Druids, this guide is as
hilarious as it is informative and a must read for any
connoisseur of British culture.
