The History of Britain Revealed: The Shocking Truth About the English Language

Michael John Harper

ISBN 10: 184046769X / ISBN 13: 9781840467697

Published by Icon Books Ltd, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The History of Britain Revealed: The Shocking Truth About the English Language
• Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184046769X
• ISBN 13: 9781840467697
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1746797132.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 46810481
• Signed: 5/9/2025 1:25:32 PM
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Synopsis

In gloriously corrosive prose, M. J. Harper destroys the cherished national myths of the English, the Scots, the Welsh, the Irish and - to demonstrate his lack of national bias - the French. In doing so he also shows that most entries in the Oxford English dictionary are wrong, the whole of British place-name theory is misconceived, Latin is not what it seems, the Anglo-Saxons played no major part in history or language, and Middle English is a wholly imaginary language created by well-meaning but deluded academics.

Iconoclastic, unsentimental and truly original, The History of Britain Revealed will change the way you think about history, language and much else besides.

About the Author

M.J. Harper is an author, revisionist historian and self-proclaimed proud contrarian who lives in Notting Hill, London.