We have reached the big '500' - there are now 500 copies out there. To celebrate, I am offering one copy for £8 or TWO copies for £10 (including P & P). Also, I have taken a year off work to actually write a book that does not need to be filled in by the purchaser...
Therefore, copies have been sent to the following pubs in advance of the first leg of my tour:
The Boat Inn Ashleworth Quay The Swan Inn Aston Munslow The Edgecumbe Hotel Bere Alston The Old Plough Inn Bere Ferrers The Waggon & Horses Branston The Cock Castle Camps The Brampton Halt Chapel Brampton Langton Arms Church Langton Dog & Gun East Butterwick The Punchbowl Great Broughton The Crispin Great Longstone The Highland Drove Great Salkeld The Barley Mow Inn Kirk Ireton The Hare & Hounds Layer Breton The Donkey & Buskins Layer de la Haye The Chequers Matching Green The Green Man Methwold Hythe Devonport Hotel Middleton One Row Fighting Cocks Middleton St George The Crown County Inn Munslow The Tower Banks Arms Near Sawrey The Screes Inn Nether Wasdale The Strands Hotel Nether Wasdale Swan Offord Cluny MaltShovel Inn Ruardean The Red Lion Swaffham Prior The White Horse Tattingstone The Rose & Crown Tur Langton Redwoods Inn Uplowman Wasdale Head Inn Wasdale Head New Inn Yealand Conyers
I look forward to collecting facts and anecdotes while drinking ales around England!Ian
ps A highlight of the Edinburgh Festival was a reading by Rich Hall. He talked about his love of language and... sniglets! A 'sniglet' is a word that should be in the dictionary, but isn't. For example 'Execuglide: The act of using your wheeled office chair to move from one place to another'. He was last seen walking down George Street with a copy of my book in his hand...
pps The big spring promotion (50 copies sent to movers and shakers) had a warmluke response. However, I am delighted to announce that I did receive one message of encouragement from BB. Yes, the one and only Bill Bryson. Hurrah for Bill!
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