James Hawes

Brilliant Isles (eBook, ePUB)

Art That Made Us

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES THROUGH 80 EXTRAORDINARY CREATIONS, FROM BEOWULF AND THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY TO BANKSY, STORMZY, AND BEYONDA companion book to the landmark BBC series, Brilliant Isles tells the story of these islands through art, music, buildings and literature – the creations of visionaries, mavericks and rule-breakers who responded to their times and shaped the future. Whether read cover-to-cover or dipped into, this is a vibrant, surprising and witty guide to a unique culture, by one of our sharpest writers'Hawes's view of English history is sharp and vivid and extremely persuasive'PHILIP PULLMAN'At last a chance to get to grips with the entire history of England, and all in a few hours!'MAIL ON SUNDAY'An engaging, informative sprint through the story of our little island'INDEPENDENT'thorough and absorbing... [Hawes] brings the story right up to date, able to step back from the current madness with admirable clarity NEW EUROPEAN'A fantastic read. I would recommend it to anyone.'PAT KENNY, Newstalk Ireland'Such a thought-provoking read...

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Old Street Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781913083298
• Artikelnr.: 63581752

Autorenporträt

James Hawes is the bestselling author of two acclaimed 'shortest histories' and six novels, one of which –Speak for England(2005) – predicted Brexit.