Author: Alexander Tulloch

What did a gongfarmer do? How is a chaperone connected to a bird of prey? What is the etymology behind cloud architect? And is there a link between...

Did You Know? In Stacksteads, a village near Bacup, there is an annual event which has to rank among the wackiest in the countrys sporting calendar...

The Little Book of Liverpool is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which...

Most of us are aware that words such as geometry, mathematics, phobia and hypochondria derive from ancient Greek, but did you know that marmalade, ...

The Little Book of Kent is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-o...

If you're looking for a book which is fun and at the same time informative about Lancashire then this is the one for you. If you want to sit down a...