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The Adventure of English

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Summary

This is the remarkable story of the English language; from its beginnings as a minor guttural Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language. The Adventure of English is not only an enthralling story of power, religion, and trade, but also the story of people, and how their lives continue to change the extraordinary language that is English.

©2003 Melvyn Bragg (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

Narrator: Robert Powell
Author: Melvyn Bragg
Category: Politics & Social Sciences, Social Sciences
Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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