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Item specifics
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- Type
- Hardcover
- ISBN
- 9781250003614
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
125000361X
ISBN-13
9781250003614
eBay Product ID (ePID)
24038700148
Product Key Features
Book Title
Foundation : the History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2012
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / Norman Conquest to Late Medieval (1066-1485), Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Book Series
The History of England Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.7 in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-028305
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Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River, [Foundation]-not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England-promises to be an original read., Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River , [ Foundation ] -- not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England|9781250003614|, Ackroyd has drawn a large, loyal readership in his native land. Over some 50 books, he has seldom strayed far from the subject of the past and the traces it has left in the present. And the history that interests him most is the kind touching on national memory and a sense of place, 'longing and belonging,' in his memorable phrase., "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River , Ackroyd's latest-not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England-promises to be an original read. For all those Anglophiles."- Library Journal "Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England." - Kirkus Reviews, Praise for Foundation : "Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page." - Observer (UK) "Ackroyd brings delightful but revealing details of the lives of the people from the past into the present." - Sunday Express (UK) "With Foundation , Ackroyd makes a compelling case to be the country's next great chronicler." - Time Out (London) "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River , [ Foundation ] - not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England-promises to be an original read." - Library Journal "The hugely popular Ackroyd's ease of erudition ought not to be missed." - Booklist (starred review) "Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England." - Kirkus Reviews "An extraordinary book...Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today." - Daily Express (UK) Praise for Peter Ackroyd: "Marvelously erudite and staggeringly industrious." - Los Angeles Times "For Ackroyd, the past isn't merely past; it's alive." - The Boston Globe "Ackroyd is a medium through which the obscured voices of the past are channeled." - Newsday "His best work is in his marvelous cultual visions...because they convey a comprehensive and frequently dark sense of the English character and its vagaries." -Harold Bloom, The New York Times Book Review, "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River , Ackroyd's latest-not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England-promises to be an original read. For all those Anglophiles."- Library Journal, Ackroyd brings delightful but revealing details of the lives of the people from the past into the present., "Ackroyd has drawn a large, loyal readership in his native land. Over some 50 books, he has seldom strayed far from the subject of the past and the traces it has left in the present. And the history that interests him most is the kind touching on national memory and a sense of place, 'longing and belonging,' in his memorable phrase." -- The New York Times Book Review "Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page." -- Observer (UK) "Ackroyd brings delightful but revealing details of the lives of the people from the past into the present." -- Sunday Express (UK) "With Foundation, Ackroyd makes a compelling case to be the country's next great chronicler. " -- Time Out (London) "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River, [Foundation]--not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England--promises to be an original read." -- Library Journal "The hugely popular Ackroyd's ease of erudition ought not to be missed." -- Booklist (starred review) "Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England." -- Kirkus Reviews "An extraordinary book...Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today." -- Daily Express (UK) "Ackroyd paints a portrait of early England that is both historically rich and compellingly human." -- Shelf Awareness "[Ackroyd] is a natural storyteller and a passionate historian, but his true skill lies in his acute eye for revealing interesting details." -- San Francisco Book Review "Marvelously erudite and staggeringly industrious." -- Los Angeles Times "For Ackroyd, the past isn't merely past; it's alive." -- The Boston Globe on Peter Ackroyd "Ackroyd is a medium through which the obscured voices of the past are channeled." -- Newsday "His best work is in his marvelous cultual visions...because they convey a comprehensive and frequently dark sense of the English character and its vagaries." --Harold Bloom, The New York Times Book Review, "Ackroyd has drawn a large, loyal readership in his native land. Over some 50 books, he has seldom strayed far from the subject of the past and the traces it has left in the present. And the history that interests him most is the kind touching on national memory and a sense of place, 'longing and belonging,' in his memorable phrase." -- The New York Times Book Review "Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page." -- Observer (UK) "Ackroyd brings delightful but revealing details of the lives of the people from the past into the present." -- Sunday Express (UK) "With Foundation, Ackroyd makes a compelling case to be the country's next great chronicler. " -- Time Out (London) "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River, [Foundation]--not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England--promises to be an original read." -- Library Journal "The hugely popular Ackroyd's ease of erudition ought not to be missed." -- Booklist (starred review) "Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England." -- Kirkus Reviews "An extraordinary book...Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today." -- Daily Express (UK) "Ackroyd paints a portrait of early England that is both historically rich and compellingly human." -- Shelf Awareness "[Ackroyd] is a natural storyteller and a passionate historian, but his true skill lies in his acute eye for revealing interesting details." -- San Francisco Book Review "Marvelously erudite and staggeringly industrious." -- Los Angeles Times "For Ackroyd, the past isn't merely past; it's alive." -- The Boston Globe on Peter Ackroyd "Ackroyd is a medium through which the obscured voices of the past are channeled." -- Newsday "His best work is in his marvelous cultual visions...because they convey a comprehensive and frequently dark sense of the English character and its vagaries." --Harold Bloom, The New York Times Book Review, An extraordinary book...Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today., Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page., "Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England." - Kirkus Reviews "An extraordinary book...Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today." - Daily Express (UK) Praise for Peter Ackroyd: "Marvelously erudite and staggeringly industrious."- Los Angeles Times "For Ackroyd, the past isn't merely past; it's alive."- The Boston Globe "Ackroyd is a medium through which the obscured voices of the past are channeled."- Newsday "His best work is in his marvelous cultual visions...because they convey a comprehensive and frequently dark sense of the English character and its vagaries."-Harold Bloom, The New York Times Book Review Praise for Foundation : "Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page."- Observer (UK) "Ackroyd brings delightful but revealing details of the lives of the people from the past into the present."- Sunday Express (UK) "With Foundation , Ackroyd makes a compelling case to be the country's next great chronicler."- Time Out (London) "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River , [ Foundation ] - not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England-promises to be an original read."- Library Journal, Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England., His best work is in his marvelous cultual visions...because they convey a comprehensive and frequently dark sense of the English character and its vagaries., Praise for Foundation : "Ackroyd has drawn a large, loyal readership in his native land. Over some 50 books, he has seldom strayed far from the subject of the past and the traces it has left in the present. And the history that interests him most is the kind touching on national memory and a sense of place, 'longing and belonging,' in his memorable phrase." - The New York Times Book Review "Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page." - Observer (UK) "Ackroyd brings delightful but revealing details of the lives of the people from the past into the present." - Sunday Express (UK) "With Foundation , Ackroyd makes a compelling case to be the country's next great chronicler." - Time Out (London) "Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River , [ Foundation ] - not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England-promises to be an original read." - Library Journal "The hugely popular Ackroyd's ease of erudition ought not to be missed." - Booklist (starred review) "Once again, Ackroyd exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England." - Kirkus Reviews "An extraordinary book...Peter Ackroyd is arguably the most talented and prolific writer working in Britain today." - Daily Express (UK) "Ackroyd paints a portrait of early England that is both historically rich and compellingly human." - Shelf Awareness "[Ackroyd] is a natural storyteller and a passionate historian, but his true skill lies in his acute eye for revealing interesting details." - San Francisco Book Review Praise for Peter Ackroyd: "Marvelously erudite and staggeringly industrious." - Los Angeles Times "For Ackroyd, the past isn't merely past; it's alive." - The Boston Globe "Ackroyd is a medium through which the obscured voices of the past are channeled." - Newsday "His best work is in his marvelous cultual visions...because they convey a comprehensive and frequently dark sense of the English character and its vagaries." -Harold Bloom, The New York Times Book Review, Given his eye for detail and the near-mythic writing in books like Thames: Sacred River, [Foundation]--not surprisingly, a huge best seller in England--promises to be an original read., [Ackroyd] is a natural storyteller and a passionate historian, but his true skill lies in his acute eye for revealing interesting details.
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
942
Synopsis
Peter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England's history, now tells the epic story of England itself. In Foundation, the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII. He guides us from the building of Stonehenge to the founding of the two great glories of medieval England: common law and the cathedrals. He shows us glimpses of the country's most distant past--a Neolithic stirrup found in a grave, a Roman fort, a Saxon tomb, a medieval manor house--and describes in rich prose the successive waves of invaders who made England English, despite being themselves Roman, Viking, Saxon, or Norman French. With his extraordinary skill for evoking time and place and his acute eye for the telling detail, Ackroyd recounts the story of warring kings, of civil strife, and foreign wars. But he also gives us a vivid sense of how England's early people lived: the homes they built, the clothes the wore, the food they ate, even the jokes they told. All are brought vividly to life in this history of England through the narrative mastery of one of Britain's finest writers.
LC Classification Number
DA130.A45 2012
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