On a Pedestal
a trip around britain's statues
$60.18
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
9 May 2022
Summary
On a Pedestal: A Quirky Journey Through Britain’s Statues
This is a book for people who are interested in statues … and for people who aren’t. It explores those immortalised in marble and bronze - and what the rest of us think about them.
As Roger Lytollis travels Britain he encounters a man at Liverpool’s Beatles statue convinced that Rod Stewart was in the Fab Four. In Edinburgh he walks into a row over Greyfriars Bobby’s nose and in Glasgow learns why the…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472146137 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472146131 |
| Author: | Roger Lytollis |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 9 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 160mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
It’s about the good and the bad in people, and how the two intertwine; it’s about who we love to celebrate, who want to punish, and who we want to see immortalized * Bath Magazine *Equal parts travelogue and guide to the nation’s sculptural heritage … Roger’s writing is wry, warm and always well-informed * Cumbria Life magazine *
About The Author
Roger Lytollis
ROGER LYTOLLIS is the author of Panic as Man Burns Crumpets: The Vanishing World of the Local Journalist and On a Pedestal: A Trip Around Britain’s Statues. Since 1995 Roger has been a feature writer and columnist for some of the UK’s best local newspapers. He’s a three-time winner at the Regional Press Awards and a twelve-time loser at the North West Media Awards. He isn’t bitter about that at all. Roger lives in Cumbria.
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