Three Men in a Float: Across England at 15 Mph - Couverture souple

Kieran, Dan; Vince, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848540159 ISBN 13 : 9781848540156

Editeur : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

After planning the entire trip on the back of a beer mat, buying a 1958 decommissioned milk float on eBay and charging its tired batteries, the team set off from Lowestoft to Land's End. On the way, they discovered that their float needed to charge for eight hours for every two hours it spent on the road. Relying on the milk of human kindness, they were at the mercy of strangers every night, sometimes even using other people's cookers just to keep the show on the road. En route, they were treated to tea and rock cakes by the Vice President of the WI, succeeded in blacking out a Cornish campsite whilst charging their float (now dubbed The Mighty One), stayed with the monks at Buckfast Abbey, where they undertook a vow of silence and, drove five hundred miles to Tintagel, the birth place of King Arthur, only to find it had closed -- all in the name of discovering lost England. You may be thinking: why on earth don't these men drive a car like normal people? But this is no ordinary journey. This is an eccentric odyssey through the English countryside. Three Men in a Float is about all things English and the pleasure to be had if you are prepared to slow down, get out of your car and go off the beaten track.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Dan Kieran is the editor of the original best-selling CRAP trilogy, and the author of I FOUGHT THE LAW. He co-authored THE MYWAY CODE and THREE MEN IN A FLOAT with Ian Vince. He is deputy editor of the Idler.

Ian Vince is the author of The Myway Code, written with Dan Kieran, and Britain: What a State. His previous writing credits include Radio 4 and World Service comedy sketch shows, Channel 4's Bremner, Bird and Fortune and BBC3's forthcoming comedy sketch show School Run. In print, he has edited a number of magazines and is currently Contributing Editor for The Idler.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848540159
• ISBN 13: 9781848540156
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible