{"product_id":"the-discovery-of-britain-an-accidental-history-9781324074946","title":"The Discovery of Britain: An Accidental History","description":"\u003cp\u003eInterweaving personal and historical narratives and making use of contemporary sources, Graham Robb's lively exploration of Britain through the ages peels back the layers of this island nation and shows how it came to be. We follow Robb as he travels along the warpaths of long-forgotten kings, under the chalk ramparts and grassy folds of ancient hill-towns, down the ghost trails of Roman and Saxon streets. Armed with poignant observations and an infectious love for his subject, Robb recounts the epic stories of wars and conquests, of feuding kings and rebellious peasants, of innovations and upheavals, from the creation of Stonehenge to the dawn of the railway, from the advent of multiculturalism to the recent political earthquakes--distilling a social, political, and geographical history of Britain that is at once panoramic and intimate, poignant and entertaining.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Robb\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324074946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobb, Graham:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eGraham Robb\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of several award-winning books on literature and history. His book \u003cem\u003eThe Discovery of France\u003c\/em\u003e won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes. For \u003cem\u003eParisians\u003c\/em\u003e, the city of Paris awarded him the Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris. He lives on the English-Scottish border.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Graham Robb \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47598638399645,"sku":"9781324074946","price":55.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_19b047c1-42a0-4807-b744-82a5afbb2c46.jpg?v=1769517027","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-discovery-of-britain-an-accidental-history-9781324074946","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}