The Island Race (Classic Non-fiction) |
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Winston S. Churchill
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Pages: (Audio Cassette)
ISBN: 9626345470
Pub: Naxos AudioBooks,Hong Kong
Pub date: 1995-05
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1129989
Reader Reviews:
Worth it for the language of Churchill (3/4 people found this helpful)
Churchill's language is wonderful. Very evocative. However, the set is too short. 3 cassettes are not nearly enough to do justice even to a brief history of our glorious islands. If, you do not have a good understanding of events & timelines & people, then this series may confuse you. Some major events are left out and it jumps time periods. But if you can follow along then his prose is remarkable in its fluidity & power. He wisely spends more time expounding on a few well chosen events, bringing those to life. I thoroughly enjoyed it all & I wish it was 3X as long.
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