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The Story of English

Name: The Story of English
Author: Robert McCrum
ISBN: 9780571167784

Robert McCrum

384 pages

Viking Adult

Jan 1992

Hardcover

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Tells the anecdotal history of the English language from its obscure Anglo-Saxon origins to its present status as the world's most prominent, expressive, and fast-growing international language

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Pages 384

Publisher Viking Adult

Published 1992

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