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Bill Bryson (born 1951) is a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel, as well as no less humorous, though heavily criticized books on the English language. Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he was educated at Drake University but dropped out in August 1973 while on holiday in England. Bryson then began working in a mental asylum. Here he met his English wife, who was a nurse in the asylum, and they settled in England in 1977, remaining there through most of the 1980s. Living in North Yorkshire and mainly working as a journalist, he eventually became chief copy editor of the business section of The Times and then deputy national news editor of the business section of The IndependentThe Independent is a British newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly's Independent News & Media. It is nicknamed the Indie with the Sunday edition being the Sindie''. Although it claims no political affiliation, it is a de facto Liberal Democrat newspaper.. He left journalismJournalism is a discipline of collecting, verifying, reporting and analyzing information gathered regarding current events, including trends, issues and people. It is sometimes defined more broadly as the pursuit of the truth. Those who practice journalis in 1987. Bryson returned to live in the United StatesThe United States of America also referred to as the United States U. America ¹ or the States is a federal republic in central North America, stretching from the Atlantic in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west. It shares land borders with Canada in in 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, residing in Hanover, New HampshireLocated on the Connecticut River in the state of New Hampshire, United States, Hanover has a population of 10,850. It best known as the home of Dartmouth College. Hanover borders the towns of Lyme, Lebanon, West Lebanon, Etna, and Norwich, Vermont. Norwic for some years. In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, however, Bryson and his family returned to England, where they now live once again.In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, in conjunction with World Book Day , voters in England chose Bryson's book Notes From a Small Island as the book that best sums up England's identity and the state of the nation.
In 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, Bryson won the prestigious Aventis Prize for best general science book with A Short History of Nearly Everything .
Bryson has also written two works on the history of the English language, The Mother Tongue and Made In America, and, more recently, a guide to usage, "Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words". These books were acclaimed and well-reviewed, though they received the inevitable criticism from academics in the field, who claimed they contained factual errors, urban myths, and folk etymologies. Though Bryson has no formal linguistics qualifications, he is a popular and well-regarded writer on the subject of languages.
