Skip to Main Content (Press Enter) Toggle side nav
The Story of English by Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran
Add to bookshelf
Add to Bookshelf

The Story of English

Third Revised Edition

By Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran

By Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran

Best Seller

Category: Reference

Paperback $22.00

Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN 9780142002315

The Story of English by Robert McCrum, Robert Macneil and William Cran
Paperback $22.00
Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN 9780142002315

Buy from Other Retailers:

Paperback
–

  • Paperback $22.00

    Dec 31, 2002 | ISBN 9780142002315

    Buy from Other Retailers:

Buy the Paperback:

About The Story of English

Now revised, The Story of English is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Originally paired with a major PBS miniseries, this book presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English—from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world. From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue.

About Robert McCrum

Robert McCrum is the author of six novels and co-author of the non-fiction bestseller, The Story of English. Now Literary… More about Robert McCrum

About Robert Macneil

Robert MacNeil was, until his retirement in October 1995, the coanchor of PBS’s The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. His books include four… More about Robert Macneil

Product Details

Category: Reference

Paperback | $22.00
Published by Penguin Books
Dec 31, 2002 | 496 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780142002315

People Who Read The Story of English Also Read

‹ ›
The Portable Abraham Lincoln
A Man on the Moon
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon
Zlata's Diary
Julius Caesar
To Jerusalem and Back
Travels with Charley in Search of America
The Spell of the Sensuous
Donnie Brasco
Blood Red Sunset
Nuremberg
Moments of Reprieve
Deng Xiaoping and the Making of Modern China
Myths of Motherhood
The Youngest Science
A History of Civilizations
Leonardo
The Economic Consequences of the Peace
The Armies of the Night
The Friendly Shakespeare
The Myth of the Goddess
Cadillac Desert
Eleanor Roosevelt, Volume 1
Myths to Live By
Stalin
Children of Cain
Children of the Flames
At Dawn We Slept
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Origins
Strategy
Ways of Seeing
What Am I Doing Here
The Most Beautiful House in the World
The Selling of the President
My First Summer in the Sierra
Pilgrims in Their Own Land
A Discourse on Inequality
Lust for Life
Bound for Glory
Growing Up
Deep Blues
A Nervous Splendor
The Portable Medieval Reader
Karl Marx

Inspired by Your Browsing History

Praise

“Highly enjoyable…A first-rate introduction to one of the most fascinating of subjects.” —The New York Times

“Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume.” —The San Francisco Chronicle

Table Of Contents

The Story of EnglishList of Maps
New Introduction to the Third Edition
Introduction: Speaking of English
1. An English-Speaking World
2. The Mother Tongue
3. A Muse of Fire
4. The Guid Scots Tongue
5. The Loaded Weapon
6. Black on White
7. Pioneers! O Pioneers!
8. The Echoes of an English Voice
9. The New Englishes
10. Next Year’s Words
Notes and Sources
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

Looking for More Great Reads?
21 Books You’ve Been Meaning to Read
Be the first to know!
And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
And go from well-read to best read with book recs, deals and more in your inbox every week.
By clicking SIGN UP, I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Penguin Random House’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Dismiss
Thanks!
Something awesome is on its way.
Back to Top

Visit other sites in the Penguin Random House Network

Raise kids who love to read

Brightly

Raise kids who love to read
Today's Top Books

Today's Top Books

Want to know what people are actually reading right now?
An online magazine for today’s home cook

TASTE

An online magazine for today’s home cook