Villages of Britain: The Five Hundred Villages That Made the Countryside
"Wonderful...Villages of Britainis a deliciously browsable guidebook as well as a glittering store of anecdote and esoteric information." -Wall Street Journal "This is an impressive and mammoth undertaking. Clive Aslet traveled the length of Britain, from southwest England to the Highlands of Scotland, in search of the 500 villages that, in his opinion, are remarkable in their own right or somehow representative of a type... He has assembled a quirky and idiosyncratic collection of miniature portraits... endlessly fascinating and compellingly addictive." -Chicago Tribune "This delicious narrative tour of British villages showcases the author's familiarity with his topic; Aslet ...knows his stuff — architecture, history, folklore, literary inspiration. It is great fun just to read the index: Little Eccleston, Little Giddin, Little Melton, Little Snoring, Little Steeping. Mostly print, with few illustrations, but Aslet is so entertaining you won't miss them." -Seattle Times