Bill Bryson

[Ninnynanny]

On what date did the American author first arrive in England?

[MarkRae]

http://en.wikipedia.o...ove_to_United_Kingdom

[Ninnynanny]

Thank you, I had the year but wondered if anyone had recorded the actual date.

[SeaJayPea]

Quote from page 15 of the paperback edition of Notes From A Small Island - "No-one in the whole of Dover would have any particular reason to remember 21st March 1973 except for me and a handful of children who were born that day and possibly one old guy with a dog who had encountered a young fellow with underpants on his head."


Here, I think he's talking about the date on which he found somewhere to stay. He'd spent the previous night on a park bench, so probably arrived on the 20th. It's not entirely clear.

Cheers

[Ninnynanny]

Thank you.

[askyourgran]

That was a great read SeaJayPea, I'll have to dig it out and read it again.