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In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of the nation's public face and private parts (as it were), and to analyse what precisely it was he loved so much about a country that had produced Marmite; a military hero whose dying wish was to be kissed by a fellow named Hardy; place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells; people who said 'Mustn't grumble', and ‘Ooh lovely’ at…

Узнав, что почти 4 миллиона американцев верят - их похищали инопланетяне, Билл Брайсон решил вернуться на родину, в США, где не был почти двадцать лет. Но прежде чем покинуть Европу, он предпринял прощальный тур по острову Великобритания, от Бата на южном побережье до мыса Джон-о-Гроутс на севере, и попытался понять, чем ему мила эта страна и что же такого особенного в англичанах, шотландцах, валлийцах, населяющих остров Ее Величества. Итогом этого путешествия стала книга, в которой, по меткому замечанию газеты "Санди телеграф", "много от Брайсона и еще больше - от самой Великобритании". Книга, написанная американцем с английским…

After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson made the decision to move back to the States for a while, to let his kids experience life in another country, to give his wife the chance to shop until 10 p.m. seven nights a week, and, most of all, because he had read that 3.7 million Americans believed that they had been abducted by aliens at one time or another, and it was thus clear to him that his people needed him. But before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire, Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had for so long been his home. His aim was…

Bill Bryson kirjutas raamatu „Ülestähendusi väikeselt saarelt: ameeriklane Suurbritannias“ 1995. aastal, vahetult enne naasmist Ameerika Ühendriikidesse, kust ta pärit on, otsustades enne lahkumist talle enam kui kakskümmend aastat koduks olnud riigis hüvastijäturingreisi teha. Tänaseks on raamatut müüdud enam kui miljon eksemplari, seda on tõlgitud paljudesse keeltesse ja 2003. aastal valisid raadiojaama BBC 4 kuulajad selle Inglismaad kõige paremini iseloomustavaks raamatuks. Bryson alustab oma teekonda sealtsamast Doverist, kus ta 1973. aastal esimest korda Suurbritannia pinnale astus; põikab oma retkel läbi Holloway vaimuhaiglast, kus…