Mail Obsession
A Journey Round Britain by Postcode
$26.44
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 November 2016
Summary
‘FASCINATING’ Daily Mail
‘FULL OF AMAZING FACTS’ The QI Elves
Each of the United Kingdom’s 124 postcode areas has a story to tell, an unexpected nugget to dust off and treasure.
Mark Mason has embarked on a tour of the country, immersing himself in Britain’s history on a roundabout journey from AB to ZE. On the lookout for interesting place names and unusual monuments, along the way he discovers what the Queen keeps in her han…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780228334 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1780228333 |
| Author: | Mark Mason |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 28mm |
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Critics Review
Turns up trivia at every stop– BBC RADIO 4
An entertaining read * DAILY EXPRESS *
Beginning his adventure at the Watford Gap service station - the very first such station on one of the country’s first motorways, the M1, [Mason] set off in the pleasant pursuit of idle trivia … this book a source of endless delight. – Jane Shilling * DAILY MAIL ‘Must Reads’ *
Awesome - full of amazing facts – The QI Elves
Fascinating * DAILY MAIL *
Turns up trivia at every stop * BBC RADIO 4 *
Fantastic stuff * BBC LONDON *
Almost every page contains at least one thing that you’ll be itching to startle your friends with * READER’S DIGEST *
Mason is an entertaining companion * WANDERLUST *
All sorts of knowledge * CHOICE *
Intriguing tales * EAST ANGLIAN DAILY TIMES *
About The Author
Mark Mason
Mark Mason is a lover of trivia, the ‘little facts that slip down the back of life’s sofa’. Before becoming a writer, he sold Christmas cards in Harrods, played guitar in a blues band, and made radio programmes for the BBC. His other books include The Importance of Being Trivial, Walk the Lines and Move Along, Please.
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