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This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub signs to seaside piers, from cattle grids to canal boats, and from village cricket to nimbies. First published as a lavish colour coffeetable book, this new expanded paperback edition has double the original number of contributions from many celebrities including Bill Bryson, Michael Palin, Eric Clapton, Bryan Ferry, Sebastian Faulks, Kate Adie, Kevin Spacey, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Richard Mabey , Simon Jenkins, John Sergeant, Benjamin Zephaniah, Joan Bakewell, Antony Beevor, Libby Purves, Jonathan Dimbleby, and many more: and a new preface by HRH Prince Charles.
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Formed in 1926, CPRE (the Campaign to Protect Rural England) is one of the longest-established campaigning environmental groups in England. Its current President is Bill Bryson.
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The book is **edited** by Bill Bryson. The guest authors have nothing much to say. Mostly you have the feeling they've been asked to write a piece about England and knock something off between their cornflakes and the toast. Not once have I been inspired or reminded of some aspect of England which I have forgotten about in my exile.
I'm about half way through and ready to toss it in the bin.
I had hoped for something better, Bill!
I'm about half way through and ready to toss it in the bin.
I had hoped for something better, Bill!
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This is NOT a book by Bill Bryson and thus, of course, it lacks his characteristic wit. If this is what the reader is looking for, then he or she will be disappointed.
This book consists of lots of short pieces by many different authors. Yes, some of them seem a little uninspired but most of them put a big fat smile on my face. The authors share their very person impressions about (more or less) quintessentially English locations, experiences and objects. Most pieces were full of genuine love for England. Of course, everybody has their very own Icons Of England and might not be able to relate to those presented in this book. I can and I would definitely recommend this book both to English expats and to all anglophiles.
4 out of 5 - one star off for the less impressive pieces.
This book consists of lots of short pieces by many different authors. Yes, some of them seem a little uninspired but most of them put a big fat smile on my face. The authors share their very person impressions about (more or less) quintessentially English locations, experiences and objects. Most pieces were full of genuine love for England. Of course, everybody has their very own Icons Of England and might not be able to relate to those presented in this book. I can and I would definitely recommend this book both to English expats and to all anglophiles.
4 out of 5 - one star off for the less impressive pieces.
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Not actually BY Bill Bryson ...
30. August 2010
Format:Taschenbuch|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
OK, OK. I know it says "Edited by Bill Bryson". Apparently, I just looked at the big name on the cover and made some assumptions. I love reading Bill Bryson. Everything he writes makes me laugh. I wanted to read Bill Bryson humour about icons of England. This book contains short (1-3 page) essays about icons of England, which are lovely and thoughtful and illuminating, but NOT written by Bryson. The best part of the book for me was the short introductory passage written by Bill Bryson, which was only 6 pages. I was disappointed, but you may not be, if you clearly understand what you are buying.
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Love the short story style
21. Dezember 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
I've always liked Bill Bryson's books, and have several of his earlier publications in hard-copy.
This was the Kindle Edition, and is a collection of short stories (in some cases only 2-3 pages long) of icons of the UK - whether these be dry-stone walls, village pubs or the iconic mailbox shown on the front cover. Each is by a different author (Bill only provides the introduction), so there are a variety of writing styles from the casual to the very formal.
For me (an UK ex-pat) an interesting commentary on the English countryside, and some of its more endearing (though in some cases quickly vanishing) features.
This was the Kindle Edition, and is a collection of short stories (in some cases only 2-3 pages long) of icons of the UK - whether these be dry-stone walls, village pubs or the iconic mailbox shown on the front cover. Each is by a different author (Bill only provides the introduction), so there are a variety of writing styles from the casual to the very formal.
For me (an UK ex-pat) an interesting commentary on the English countryside, and some of its more endearing (though in some cases quickly vanishing) features.
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Not Bill's Best Work
31. August 2010
Format:Kindle Edition|Von Amazon bestätigter Kauf
I'm a huge fan of Bill Bryson and must have read everything he's written at least twice. I bought "Icons of England" purely because it has his name on the cover (and yes, I know it is edited by, rather than written by Bill). Unfortunately it is disappointing - the articles are short on fact and long on reminiscing about the past. As such I suggest they are perhaps only really of interest to their writers. The articles' only saving grace is that each is very short, allowing the reader to quickly skip through each one and on to the next in the increasingly forlorn hope that one of them might be amusing or of interest. This didn't happen though and I got to the end of the book very quickly and with a certain sense of gullibility, based on the fact that this is one book that I erroneously judged by its cover! Sorry Bill, but I expect more from something with your name on it.
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