简介：Followinghisenormouslysuccessfulbook"NotesFromaSmallIsland",AmericantravelwriterBillBrysonsetsoffonanewtourofBritain.StartingatDover,whereherecallshisfirstdisembarkationin1973toalandofrain,sweetteaanddisagreeableland-ladies,histravelstakehimfromPooleintheSouthtotheWesternIslesofScotland.AlongthewayheencounterssuchcolourfulcharactersasthepipesmokersofSolihull,ballroomdancersinBlackpoolandthecabertossersofGlenfinnan.Brysonbringsallhisperspectiveeye,drywitandoutburstsofcomicexasperationtothisaffectionatesurveyoftheBritishwayoflife.…