The pleasant fact is that the British are not much good at … - Bill Bryson

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The pleasant fact is that the British are not much good at violent crime except in fiction, which is of course as it should be.

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William "Bill" McGuire Bryson, OBE (born December 8, 1951) is a best-selling American author of humorous books on travel, as well as books on the English language and on scientific subjects.

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