The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language by Melvyn Bragg

The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language

Melvyn Bragg

322 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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English is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. Melvyn Bragg explores the story of the English language - from its beginnings as a minor Germanic dialect to its pos...

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informative 93%
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adventurous 6%
lighthearted 6%
relaxing 6%

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