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The Adventure Of English: The Biography of a Language
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Description for The Adventure Of English: The Biography of a Language
Paperback. Melvyn Bragg's fascinating biography of the English language Num Pages: 368 pages, 2 x 8pp b/w & colour photos. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 278.
'Superb'
Spectator
'Consistently entertaining'
Independent
'Impressive and sage'
New Statesman
'Bragg's affection for his subject is infectious'
Observer
English is the collective work of millions of people throughout the ages. It is democratic, ever-changing and ingenious in its assimilation of other cultures. English runs through the heart of world finance, medicine and the Internet, and it is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years.
In this book Melvyn Bragg shows us the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780340829936
SKU
V9780340829936
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99-98
About Hodder & Stoughton
Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail, was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return, A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time, which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen ... Read more
Reviews for The Adventure Of English: The Biography of a Language
Melvyn Bragg's superb new history of the English language is told as an adventure story, and rightly so. There is much splendid intellectual firepower in this book.
Andrew Roberts, Spectator
Concise as well as learned...Melvyn Bragg takes the high road and strides confidently through the origins and growth of English. It gives us an impressive and sage view ... Read more
Andrew Roberts, Spectator
Concise as well as learned...Melvyn Bragg takes the high road and strides confidently through the origins and growth of English. It gives us an impressive and sage view ... Read more