Notes from a small island A weblog by Jonathan Ali |
Thursday, September 11, 2003 "The laureate of the Blackpool landlady, the slightly damp mattress, and the ominous stain on the bedroom ceiling was yesterday appointed watchman over all such treasures - along with Hadrian's Wall, Stonehenge, and the site of the battle of Hastings. " 'I feel very seriously humble and overawed,' the travel writer, Bill Bryson, said last night after his first meeting as a newly appointed English Heritage commissioner." -- From a UK Guardian report on American writer Bill Bryson. (Bryson's best-known book gave this blog its title.) posted by Jonathan | 12:23 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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