Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of bestsellers such as The Mother Tongue, Made In America and A Short History of Nearly Everything, gives an irreverent and wry view on all things British as he makes a last trip around the country, before moving back home to the United States for a while. Bryson travels across Great Britain, taking in everywhere from Exeter to John O'Groats, and discusses the endearing merits of modern-day Britain. Presenting the ludicrous and charming in equal measure, he analyses what he loves so much about a country that has produced Marmite, zebra crossings and place names like Farleigh Wallop, Titsey and Shellow Bowells. Notes from a Small Island is a social commentary that conveys the true glory of the nation, and has been voted 'the book that best represents Britain' on a previous World Book Day.