Bizarre England - Discover the Country's Secrets and Surprises

David Long

Michael O'Mara

2015

192 páginas

6h 24m

ISBN-10: 1782433767

In this charming book, author David Long introduces the reader to some of the oddest and most interesting sights in England. Visit places like Devon's Gnome Reserve, Britain's smallest pub, a church for dragon slayers, a subterranean ballroom, the Phone Box Museum, Teapot Island and much more. From weird buildings to eccentric museums and from mystical superstitions to remnants of magical rites, this is a guide to England like no other.

Praise for David Long's previous title, Bizarre London:

Bizarre London pummels its bantamweight rivals with knockout clouts of trivia that even this weary correspondent hadn't encountered before. The Londonist

The best possible start for anyone who wishes to get off the beaten track and under the skin of the hidden city that is modern-day London. Guardian

David Long's intriguing . . . survey – an attempt to impose order on chaos – lists hundreds of little courtyards and alleys, many almost forgotten among the banks and businesses. Financial Times