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Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. biographical text reproduced here was originally published by the Royal Society under a creative commons license

  • ^"New Fellows 2013". Eventually living in North Yorkshire and mainly working as a journalist, Bryson became chief copy editor of the business section of The Times and then deputy national news editor of the business section of The Independent.

    Royal Society. "Author Bill Bryson to receive honorary degree from UI". Retrieved 4 July 2011.

  • ^"Notes from All Over: An Evening with Bill Bryson". Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. The on-screen portrayal closely adhered to the source material, with minimal creative liberties taken, and this adherence to the essence of the true story adds depth and sincerity to the film.

    Bryson has written a number of nonfiction books on topics including travel, the English language, and science. In 2022, he recorded an audiobook for Audible, The Secret History of Christmas.[6] He has sold over 16 million books worldwide.[7][8]

    Early life and education

    Bryson was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Bill Bryson Sr., a sports journalist who worked for 50 years at The Des Moines Register, and Agnes Mary (née McGuire), the home furnishings editor at the same newspaper.[9][10] His mother was of Irish descent.[11] He had an older brother, Michael (1942–2012), and a sister, Mary Jane Elizabeth.

    London.

  • ^"Bill Bryson Litter Pick". Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 June 2008.
  • ^Kilen, Mike (1 September 2015). These columns were selected and adapted to become his book I'm a Stranger Here Myself, alternatively titled Notes from a Big Country in Britain, Canada, and Australia.

    Bryson first visited Britain in 1973 during a tour of Europe and decided to stay after landing a job working in a psychiatric hospital – the now defunct Holloway Sanatorium in Virginia Water, Surrey. Retrieved 26 April 2010.

  • ^"Errata and corrigenda: 'A Short History of Nearly Everything' by Bill Bryson".

    Retrieved 31 January 2020.

  • ^Masnick, Mike (21 October 2013). Wanderlust.co.uk. Real stories, when translated onto the screen with integrity, contribute to the richness and power of the cinematic universe. Ames Tribune. The Guardian.

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    The New York Times. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

  • ^Longden, Tom. "Famous Iowans: Bill Bryson".