Mother Tongue
The Story of the English Language
$25.10
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
9 April 2010
Summary
A fresh new look for Bill Bryson’s two exceptional classics on the English language
‘More than 300 million people in the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to…’
Only Bill Bryson could make a book about the English language so entertaining. With his boundless enthusiasm and restless eye for the absurd, this is his astonishing tour of English. From its mongrel origins to its status as the world’s most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141040080 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141040084 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 9 April 2010 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
‘Not only fascinating but extremely funny’ - Angus Deayton ‘The sort of linguistics I like, anecdotal, full of revelations, and with not one dull paragraph’ - Ruth Rendell, Sunday Times ‘A gold mine of language-anecdote, information, curiosity. A suprise on every page… enthralling’ Observer ‘Delightful, amusing and provoking… A joyful celebration of our wonderful language, which is packed with curiosities and enlightenment on every page’ Sunday Express ‘A delightful survey - though with its good humour, wealth of anecdote, and boyish enthusiasm, “romp” would be a better word.’ - David Crystal
About The Author
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up there, but has spent most of his adult life in Britain. He has worked for a number of newspapers, including The Times and the Independent. His books on the English language include Mother Tongue and Troublesome Words, both published by Penguin. Bill Bryson is the author of several bestsellers including The Lost Continent, Neither Here Nor There, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, Notes from a Big Country, Down Under, A Short History of Nearly Everything, One Summer- America 1927 and his memoir, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. His most recent bestseller is The Road to Little Dribbling.
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