Charlie Connelly (born London, August 22, 1970) is one of the a new breed of young travel writers to have emerged in the UK. In critical and commercial terms, he is one of the most successful. St. ... August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (235th in leap years), with 131 days remaining. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Along with the likes of Tony Hawks, Pete McCarthy and Tim Moore, Connelly's writing exhibits a self-deprecating humour and love of eccentricity that echoes the pioneering style of Bill Bryson. Tony Hawks is a British comedian and author. ... Pete McCarthy (November 9, 1952 - October 6, 2004) was a British broadcaster and travel writer. ... Tim Moore is a British travel writer. ... Bill Bryson (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. ...

Similarly, he shares with these other named writers a fascination with subject-matter that had previously escaped the attentions of the traditional travel writing fraternity. Rather than travelling round Ireland with a fridge (Hawks) or pedaling the route of the Tour de France (Moore), Connelly's early work focused on football, and more specifically London football. Travel writing is a literary genre related to the essay and to the guidebook. ... The Tour de France (French for Tour of France), often referred to as La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or The Tour, is an epic long distance road bicycle racing competition for professionals held over three weeks in July in and around France. ...

While Many Miles...a Season in the Life of Charlton Athletic, tracking the fortunes of the South London club, took that genre as far as it could go, his next book, Stamping Grounds proved a commercial breakthrough. Connelly follows Liechtenstein's hapless football team through a disasterous if wholly predictable World Cup qualifying campaign. The team lose all eight matches without scoring a single goal, but Connelly shows that it is the taking part that counts. Along the way, he comes to understand the nature of an entire country, not least when he meets a man who married an eagle. Founded in 1905, Charlton Athletic F.C. play at The Valley, in Charlton, southeast London. ... First International Liechtenstein 0 - 1 Switzerland (Balzers, Liechtenstein; 9 March 1982) Largest win Luxembourg 0 - 4 Liechtenstein (Luxembourg City, Luxembourg; 13 Oct. ... The Football World Cup (official name: FIFA World Cup) is the most important competition in international football (soccer). ...

Attention All Shipping, published in 2004, is Connelly's most successful book to date. He travels to each area of the shipping forecast made famous on BBC Radio 4. The radio station returned the favour, making Attention All Shipping their Book of the Week and propelling the book to the top of the sales charts. The Shipping Forecast is a regular feature of BBC Radio 4 and is provided by the UK Meteorological Office. ... BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station which broadcasts a wide variety of chiefly spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history. ...

His work has also appeared in the Daily Telegraph, the Herald and on the BBC 1 Holiday programme. He lives in London. This article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. ... BBC One (or BBC1 as it was formerly styled) is the oldest United Kingdom, and indeed, the world. ...

Bibliography

• Attention All Shipping: A Journey Round the Shipping Forecast (2004)
• Stamping Grounds: Liechtenstein's Quest for the World Cup (2002)
• Many Miles...a Season in the Life of Charlton Athletic (2001)
• Spirit High and Passion Pure: A Journey Through European Football (2000)
• London Fields: A Journey Through Football's Metroland (1999)
• I Just Can't Help Believing: The Relegation Experience (1998)

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External link

• Official Charlie Connelly Website