Maurice Fells: 4 books

Bristol's history is packed with nooks and crannies, peculiar customs, and curious characters. This book explains why the vicar in one church goes on an annual trek to peer down a manhole; why captains of industry sing an 18-verse song in memory of Queen Elizabeth I; and how the Flower of Bristol...

The Little Book of Bristol is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people, and trivia. A rich, and indeed sometimes bizarre, thread of history weaves its way through the "Bristol story." Find out all manner of things, from why local women were allowed to hang out...

Blue, green, and black plaques—they are everywhere in Bristol, on houses, bridges, and even on a river bank. But have you ever wanted to know more than the brief details they tell you about the person they honor? There are fascinating and colorful stories behind each of the 100 plaques in the city,...

From seaside to countryside and from villages to towns, Somerset is a county where it's difficult to separate history and mystery. This intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people, and trivia reveals all sorts of answers to questions you might have wondered about, and the facts,...