Our Island Story

By H.E. Marshall,

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Book description

Originally published in 1905, this beautiful introduction to British history covers a huge time span from Albion to Victoria. Richly illustrated to enhance the reading experience. Suitable for children ages 7 and up.

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1 author picked Our Island Story as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

If ever there was a book that should be read for all the wrong reasons, then H.E. Marshall’s bizarre children’s book is it. Once a standard text on Edwardian nursery shelves this ‘storybook’ of English history typifies all that is wrong with Britain’s backward-looking, exceptional view of itself. Starting with the tale of how Brutus of Troy tossed some giants off the white cliffs at Dover (yes really!) and ending in 1905, the book sets out an inevitable narrative arc of British top-doggery while plagiarising Shakespeare’s plays and passing them off as history along the way. In any sane country…

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