In Memory of England: A Novelists View of History

Vansittart, Peter

ISBN 10: 0719557437 / ISBN 13: 9780719557439

Published by John Murray, 1998

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Seller Inventory # CHL1822269

Synopsis:

This is a description of England by the novelist Peter Vansittart, beginning with the mythical land of Albion, of Jack the Giant Killer, Arthur and Merlin. This idealized view of England informs his account of the more conventional heroes and villains, oppressions and advances in this island.;The author discusses English character traits, and progresses to English personalities such as the British theologian Pelagius, William of Occam, Wycliffe, Wolsey and Elizabeth I. After an a panegyric on the Tudor chimney, a portrait of Shakespeare, and an evocation of that lost art, the masque, the book surveys the period of Merrie England, the Imperial Age and England at war.

Book Description: This is a description of England beginning with the mythical land of Albion, of Jack the Giant Killer, Arthur and Merlin. It progresses to English characters such as Wycliffe, Wolsey, Elizabeth I and Shakespeare, and surveys the period of Merrie England, the Imperial Age and England at war.

Bibliographic Details

Title: In Memory of England: A Novelists View of ...
Publisher: John Murray
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Used; Very Good