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DISCOVERY OF BRITAIN
£22.00
ROBB, GRAHAM
Product Details
ISBN: 9781035026111
Author: ROBB, GRAHAM
Pages: 464
A Spectator Book of the Year 2025
'Robb has found a new format for writing history just as Craig Brown found a fresh way to write biography' – Alan Johnson
'Rarely does history feel so beguiling' – The Observer
'A treasure house of a book' – The Spectator
Taking you on a time-travelling adventure around the 'spindly, sea-wracked islands' we call home, The Discovery of Britain is history that's panoramic and intimate, poignant and shocking, seriously funny, and enlightening in the most surprising way.
In the assured hands of the prize-winning author of The Discovery of France, and often from the unique vantage point of his bicycle, we encounter:
- An entertaining cast of characters, both foreign and homegrown
- Visits to fascinating places and events
- Insights into the successes and catastrophes across British history
From ancient settlements swallowed up by the sea and the creation of Stonehenge to the advent of multiculturalism and recent political earthquakes, all is seen as it’s never been seen before.
With intriguing maps and illustrations throughout, The Discovery of Britain can be:
- Devoured whole
- Or enjoyed chapter by chapter, in the time it takes to change a bicycle tyre or drink a cup of coffee
The wonderful choice of how to enjoy this original and sweeping history of Britain is yours.
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