The Road to Little Dribbling

Adventures of an American in Britain

By: Bill Bryson

Narrated by: Nathan Osgood

A loving and hilarious—if occasionally spiky—valentine to Bill Bryson’s adopted country, Great Britain. Prepare for total joy and multiple episodes of unseemly laughter.

Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed—and what hasn’t.

Following (but not too closely) a route he dubs the Bryson Line, from Bognor Regis in the south to Cape Wrath in the north, by way of places few travelers ever get to at all, Bryson rediscovers the wondrously beautiful, magnificently eccentric, endearingly singular country that he both celebrates and, when called for, twits. With his matchless instinct for the funniest and quirkiest and his unerring eye for the idiotic, the bewildering, the appealing, and the ridiculous, he offers acute and perceptive insights into all that is best and worst about Britain today.

Nothing is more entertaining than Bill Bryson on the road—and on a tear. The Road to Little Dribbling reaffirms his stature as a master of the travel narrative—and a really, really funny guy.

Can't even make it through due to horrible reading

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

Whose idea was it to have Nathan Osgood narrate this book? Horrible reading. All humor lost in the narration. I have read every book Bill has written, and was anxiously awaiting this release. Point blank this reading does him a horrible disservice.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Nathan Osgood?

Bill is by far the best at reading his own books. PLEASE have him read it.

Disappointed

I miss Bill's narration. This reader did not do the book justice. Find someone else!

Brilliant!

This travel book is full of with humor and anecdotes. It makes you laugh and think simultaneously.

Could be a little tedious at times.

I love Bill Bryson . This though could be a bit tedious at times..more funny stories would have made it more enjoyable.

Still my favorite!

Bryson is masterful at not only describing places and people, but his use of language as it relates to his conclusions is a joy to read. He will always be my favorite, both for actual reading and for the audio versions.

Osgood get sa big thumbs-up as well!