I Believe In Yesterday by Tim Moore - ISBN: 9780099492986
Paperback
Hilarious journey through history’s filth and fury, one loo at a time.

I Believe In Yesterday

A 2000 year Tour through the Filth and Fury of Living History

  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2009

Summary

‘Hailed as the new Bill Bryson, he in fact a writer of considerably more substance’ - Irish Times

In 1989, Tim Moore moved into the last house in Chiswick with an outside toilet. Intrigued by a subsequent encounter with an elderly former resident, he finds himself inspired to travel back to the land before now, experiencing the hardships and pleasures enjoyed and endured by Moores gone by.

The journey that follows takes him through the world of historical re-enactment. Living …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780099492986
ISBN-10:0099492989
Author:Tim Moore
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 September 2009
Weight:181g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 16mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

The world’s funniest travel writer

The world’s funniest travel writer * Observer *
Moore has never been afraid to suffer for his art. In pursuit of comic travelogue gold, he’s followed in the footsteps of a nineteenth-century explorer; driven, silver-suited, across Europe in a temperamental Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow; cycled the 3,500km-plus route of the Tour de France; and made a pilgrimage to Santiago accompanied only by a donkey. But none of this compares to what he endured for this superbly funny new book * Time Out *
One of our most amiable writers * The Times *
His funniest book… Possibly the best book ever completed by a man covered in congealed animal fat, sweat and canon smoke * Independent *
Moore is a talented and very funny writer * Daily Telegraph *
The main lesson of this entertaining trawl through history-as-dressing-up is that living the way we used to is not much better * Times Literary Supplement *
Hugely enjoyable… Whether he’s firing cannons, battling Gauls or forgetting how to get into his codpiece, moore is always entertaining, and this book is laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely educational * The Gloss *
A witty, inventive and engaging book * Waterstones Books Quarterly *
The tone is light and Moore a delightful writer * London Lite *
A live and amusing… interesting and entertaining read * TNT Magazine *

About The Author

Tim Moore

Tim Moore’s books include French Revolutions, Do Not Pass Go, Spanish Steps and Nul Points and You Are Awful. He lives in London.

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