Rebecca Fraser

Broschiertes Buch

A People's History Of Britain

Beschreibung

Combining compelling narrative history with helpful chronology, A People's History of Britain tells the story - from the Romans to the present day - of the small northern islands off the coast of Europe which became the world's largest empire.

Autor

Rebecca Fraser is a writer and broadcaster whose work includes a biography of Charlotte Brontë which examines her life in the context of contemporary attitudes to women. President of the Brontë Society for many years, she wrote the introductions to the Everyman editions of Shirley and The Professor and is a contributor to the BBC History website. Her most recent book, A People's History of Britain, is a highly readable account of British history. It has been described as 'an elegantly written, impressively well-informed single-volume history of how England was governed during the past 2000 years.'

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 848
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 151mm x 47mm
• Gewicht: 806g
• ISBN-13: 9781844135523
• ISBN-10: 1844135527
• Artikelnr.: 21613322