{"product_id":"the-story-of-english-by-robert-mccrum-1","title":"THE STORY OF ENGLISH by Robert McCrum","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE STORY OF ENGLISH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby Robert McCrum\u003cbr\u003eand William Cran\u003cbr\u003eand Robert MacNeil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0563202475\u003cbr\u003eFormat: medium hardcover with dust jacket (heavy)\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Faber and Faber \/ BBC 1986\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 200 w x 250 h x 30 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A4M\/2511\/U232\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003ePresents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English, from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the first attempt to tell the whole story of English in a popular way, and to make it accessible to the general reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo thousand years ago English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe. Today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world. More widely scattered, written and spoken than any other language in history, English has become a global phenomenon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIllustrated throughout with monochrome and colour images and illustrations, maps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eNear new with only light wear on dust jacket and gift inscription on end paper. Images depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eSee our other hardcover edition listed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55452705751332,"sku":null,"price":49.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/131555.jpg?v=1785977046","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-story-of-english-by-robert-mccrum-1","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}