Alan Connor
188 Words for Rain : A delightfully damp tour of the British...
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Alan knows everything, knows everyone, and writes beautifully too.RICHARD OSMANThe man with the contents of the Oxford English Dictionary stored just above his left eyebrow ... and hes quite funny too.RORY CELLANJONESA gorgeous, funny tour of the British Isles as seen from the clouds.KONNIE HUQFor fans of THE ETYMOLOGICON and VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS, a delightfully damp tour of the British Isles. Mizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real muggafisty. A spot of plother...We Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our islands have hundreds of words and phrases for rain, some selfexplanatory and others that really leave us scratching our heads. From a light smirr in Aberdeen to a "its raining knives and forks!" in the Brecon Beacons, each type of rain tells a story about the people and places it falls on.In this delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, writer and puddlesplasher Alan Connor digs deep into the meaning and quirky histories of over one hundred words for precipitation. He gets caught in a plash in Northumberland, crashes a foxs wedding in Devon and ponders the phenomenon of Britswhopicnicinthecar, in this charming and witty celebration of our very British obsession.
Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: CBX; Weight: 436 g; Dimensions: 224 x 143 x 20
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Alan knows everything, knows everyone, and writes beautifully too.RICHARD OSMANThe man with the contents of the Oxford English Dictionary stored just above his left eyebrow ... and hes quite funny too.RORY CELLANJONESA gorgeous, funny tour of the British Isles as seen from the clouds.KONNIE HUQFor fans of THE ETYMOLOGICON and VERY BRITISH PROBLEMS, a delightfully damp tour of the British Isles. Mizzle. Dreich. Raining knives and forks. A real muggafisty. A spot of plother...We Brits love talking about the weather. So much so that our islands have hundreds of words and phrases for rain, some selfexplanatory and others that really leave us scratching our heads. From a light smirr in Aberdeen to a "its raining knives and forks!" in the Brecon Beacons, each type of rain tells a story about the people and places it falls on.In this delightfully damp tour of the British Isles, writer and puddlesplasher Alan Connor digs deep into the meaning and quirky histories of over one hundred words for precipitation. He gets caught in a plash in Northumberland, crashes a foxs wedding in Devon and ponders the phenomenon of Britswhopicnicinthecar, in this charming and witty celebration of our very British obsession.
Binding: Hardback;320 pages; Publisher: TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale; Classification: CBX; Weight: 436 g; Dimensions: 224 x 143 x 20
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Alan Connor
188 Words for Rain : A delightfully damp tour of the British...
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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