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Zusatztext This is a highly readable! jargon-free treatise on a notoriously prickly subject. Bragg's affection for his subject is infectious. In this he successfully joins a long tradition of gentleman enthusiasts from peppery Dr Johnson to genial James Murray. Informationen zum Autor Melvyn Bragg is a writer and broadcaster whose first novel, For Want of a Nail , was published in 1965. His novels since include The Maid of Buttermere, The Soldier's Return , A Son of War, Credo and Now is the Time , which won the Parliamentary Book Award for fiction in 2016. His books have also been awarded the Time/Life Silver Pen Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the WHSmith Literary Award, and have been longlisted three times for the Booker Prize (including the Lost Man Booker Prize). He has also written several works of non-fiction, including The Adventure of English and The Book of Books about the King James Bible. He lives in London and Cumbria. Klappentext Melvyn Bragg's bestselling biography of the English language - a modern classic for fans of Neil MacGregor and Simon JenkinsMelvyn Bragg's fascinating biography of the English language Zusammenfassung Melvyn Bragg's bestselling biography of the English language - a modern classic for fans of Neil MacGregor and Simon Jenkins
