Underground England: Travels Beneath Our Cities and Country [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Smith, Stephen

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ISBN 10: 1408700565 ISBN 13: 9781408700563

Casa editrice: Little, Brown, 2009

Riassunto

UNDERGROUND ENGLAND takes an extraordinary and original look at our island nation - from below.

Stephen Smith quite literally delves into the unknown country underneath ploughed fields, clifftops and market towns. UNDERGROUND ENGLAND will explore rudimentary earth dwellings and hidden Cold War cities; sulphurous natural springs and manmade underground waterways; priest holes and subterranean nooks created with more sinister purposes in mind. The author visits the endless military tunnels built below Chatham since the Napoleonic Wars; and the secret labyrinth quarried out under Liverpool by a religious eccentric. He gets into tight spots with speleologists, and gamely ventures down haunted tunnels and into the mythical resting-places of English kings. A fascinating and eye-opening exploration of the world that lies beneath our feet.

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Recensione:

** 'Erudite, appealing, inspiring (GUARDIAN)

** 'Smith is a well-informed, indefatigable guide (SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

** 'An absorbing often humorous odyssey . At times the writing is so vivid that I felt like stooping for fear of hitting my head (Ian Thomson, INDEPENDENT)

Descrizione del libro:

* A fascinating and illuminating travelogue and 'alternative' history of England, as seen from below ground

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• Editore: Little, Brown
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1408700565
• ISBN 13: 9781408700563
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 320