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A Rhyming History of Britain : 55 B.C.-A.D. 1966
A Rhyming History of Britain 55 BCAD 1966
Author: James Muirden
This cheerful poem has been written — To tell the history of Britain; — For People puzzled by the Past— — If this means YOU, here’s help at last! — From Celts to Churchill, it relates — (With all the most Important Dates) — Our country’s convoluted course . . . — Why Richard hollered for a horse; — Why Eleanor was such a catch; — Why...  more »

 Brought up with the iambic pentameters of Hilaire Belloc’s Cautionary Verses ringing in his ears, James Muirden has written his rhyming history of Britain in an equally simple and entertaining form. Charmingly irreverent, magically humorous yet rigorously accurate, and delightfully illustrated by David Eccles, this is the perfect gift for any Anglophile.
ISBN-13: 9780802776808
ISBN-10: 0802776809
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 213
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Publisher: Walker Company
Book Type: Paperback
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