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Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Britain
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2011
Ben Le Vay S Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Humor categories.
A Tesco on every corner, Boden catalogues piled through the letterbox, and Center Parcs holidays - Britain has been overrun by all-pervasive corporate sameness. Or has it? Ben le Vay - expert on all things eccentric - reveals the quirky gems hidden near your home: hotter than the spice girls everywhere, Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; or the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple. Encompassing eccentric pastimes, aristocrats and bizarre last wishes, Ben le Vay's Eccentric Britain is both a humorous and entertaining read, as well as practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. Benedict le Vay is a features editor on a leading British newspaper. He spends his spare time researching zany facts about the British and their way of life. He is also the author of Bradt's Eccentric London and Britain from the Rails.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2005
Eccentric Britain written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Reference categories.
A delightful romp around the British Isles searching out the mad marquess, the eccentric earl, the barmy baron, and the daft duke and gathering a fair collection of crackpot inventors, weird adventurers and fascinatingly and not to mention insanely curious customs along the way. All of which make this rainy little island home to that remarkable breed of individual - the British eccentric.This expanded book still doesn't tell you where Stonehenge is, but it does tell you where ten spookier stone circles are where there will be no crowds, no admission charges and no parking problems... This is a book for the intelligent, humorous, curious tourist who doesn't go with the crowd. It is also a great armchair read that has been known to have readers weeping with mirth at the weird ways of the British.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Des Hannigan
language : en
Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU)
Release Date : 2006
Eccentric Britain written by Des Hannigan and has been published by New Holland Australia(AU) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Eccentrics and eccentricities categories.
New in paperback for 2006, Eccentric Britain offers a delightful journey from Land's End to John o' Groats, through a succession of over 140 gloriously useless follies, stately homes full of weird and wonderful features and odd artefacts, hills and headlands with magical powers, and buildings that have gone engagingly awry. Scattered among this banquet of the bizarre are colourful events that honour ancient ceremonies or promote wildly illogical sports and pastimes. Packed with stunning, specially-commissioned photographs and organised by area, complete with locator maps, Eccentric Britain explores every quirky corner of the nation, from the Lake District lighthouse that is miles from the sea to Scotland's pineapple-shaped house.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Annie Bullen
language : en
Publisher: History Press (SC)
Release Date : 2009-04
Eccentric Britain written by Annie Bullen and has been published by History Press (SC) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04 with Eccentrics and eccentricities categories.
A celebration of glorious individuality people, places, buildings and customs that are weird, wonderful and somewhat off-centre, with everything from bog-snorkelling and sheep racing to fishy rituals and surreal games. A mix of specially taken photographs, visitor information and maps combine in this pocket sized travel guide with a difference. ANNIE BULLEN is a novelist, journalist and writer whose particular interests include travel and historic buildings.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Des Hannigan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Eccentric Britain written by Des Hannigan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Eccentrics and eccentricities categories.
Eccentric Britain
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Author : Rod Smith
language : en
Publisher: Mary Glasgow
Release Date : 2013
Eccentric Britain written by Rod Smith and has been published by Mary Glasgow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Eccentrics and eccentricities categories.
From the ancient Scottish tradition of the 'Burryman' to the Monster Raving Loony Party, this title introduces you the nation's creative, colourful and eccentric citizens.
In Search Of The English Eccentric
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Author : Henry Hemming
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-02
In Search Of The English Eccentric written by Henry Hemming and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Humor categories.
The English eccentric is under threat. In our increasingly homogenised society, these celebrated parts of our national identity are anomalies that may soon no longer fit. Or so it seems. On his entertaining and thought-provoking quest to discover the most eccentric English person alive today, Henry Hemming unearths a surprisingly large array of delightfully odd characters. He asks what it is to be an eccentric. Is it simply to thrive on creativity and non-conformity, and where does this incarnation of Englishness stem from? Hemming concludes that this tribe is, in fact, in rude health, as essential as ever to the English national identity, only they are no longer to be found where you'd expect them.
Great British Eccentrics
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Author : S. D. Tucker
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2015-09-15
Great British Eccentrics written by S. D. Tucker and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-09-15 with History categories.
An entertaining guide to the most eccentric characters from British history
Eccentric London
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Author : Benedict Le Vay
language : en
Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Release Date : 2007
Eccentric London written by Benedict Le Vay and has been published by Bradt Travel Guides this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.
Benedict le Vay reveals London's most bizarre and macabre secrets with his novel approach, which doubles both as a thematic guide to the hidden attractions of the streets of London and a compelling insight into the citizens and culture of this historic city.
How British Is That
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Author : Archibald St John Smith
language : en
Publisher: Crombie Jardine Publishing
Release Date : 2010-06-15
How British Is That written by Archibald St John Smith and has been published by Crombie Jardine Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-15 with Humor categories.
A funny take on the eccentric nature of the Brits. An example taken from a British newspaper: "e;At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express)"e;