An entertaining and informative guide to the stories behind England's towns and villages
Caroline Taggart worked in publishing as an editor of popular non-fiction for 30 years before being asked to write I Used to Know That, which became a Sunday Times bestseller. Her later books include My Grammar and I (or should that be 'Me'?) and Her Ladyship's Guide to the Queen's English. As a result, she has appeared frequently on BBC Breakfast and on national and regional radio, talking about language, grammar and Pythagoras' theorem. With her editorial hat on, she also visits writers' conferences around the country, advising would-be authors on how to get published and learning what their place names mean.
Will enliven a journey through even the dullest parts of the
country.
*Lonely Planet*
Taggart has researched hidden meanings to reveal a patchwork of
tall tales and legends that reveal the history of England's often
oddly named towns and villages...If you want to know your wick from
your ham and your ton from your bury, this quirky little hardback
is worth picking up.
*Manchester Evening News*
Caroline Taggart...has carved out a niche for herself in
user-friendly, wittily-written factual books.
*Yorkshire Post*
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