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The Adventure Of English

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

The Adventure Of English

By Melvyn Bragg

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About the book

REISSUED AS A SCEPTRE 30TH CLASSIC, with a new afterword by the author.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 En...Show more

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ISBN

9781473639065

Publisher

Hodder & Stoughton

Published year

2016

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1

Original title

The Adventure Of English

Format

Paperback

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