The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History (Signed First Edition)

Robb, Graham

ISBN 10: 1035026112 / ISBN 13: 9781035026111

Published by Picador, 2025

Signed by Graham Robb. First Edition 1st Print. Brand new. Seller Inventory # ABE-1760615711980

Synopsis:

A Spectator Book of the Year.

'Robb has found a new format for writing history' – Alan Johnson

'Rarely does history feel so beguiling' - The Observer

'A treasure house of a book' - The Spectator

Taking you on a time-travelling adventure around the 'spindly, sea-wracked islands' we call home, The Discovery of Britain is history that's panoramic and intimate, poignant and shocking, seriously funny, and enlightening in the most surprising way.

In the assured hands of Graham Robb, prize-winning author of The Discovery of France, and often from the unique vantage point of his bicycle, we encounter an entertaining cast of characters foreign and homegrown, drop in on places and events, and dwell on the successes and catastrophes across British history. From ancient settlements swallowed up by the sea and the creation of Stonehenge to the advent of multiculturalism and recent political earthquakes, all is seen as it’s never been seen before.

With intriguing maps and illustrations throughout, The Discovery of Britain can be devoured whole or each chapter read in the time it takes to change a bicycle tyre or drink a cup of coffee. The wonderful choice of how to enjoy this original and sweeping history of Britain is yours.

About the Author: Graham Robb was born in Manchester in 1958 and is a former fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has published widely on French literature and history. His book The Discovery of France won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes. For Parisians the City of Paris awarded him the Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris. He lives on the English-Scottish border.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental ...
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition