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1	The story of English more books like this by McCrum add to wishlist This text examines the origins and development of the English language. 2000 years ago, English was confined to a handful of savage tribes on the shores of north-west Europe. Today, in one form or another, it is spoken by a billion people around the world, of whom 350 million use it as their mother tongue. More widely scattered, written and spoken ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Story of English: Revised Edition more books like this by Robert McCrum, Robert MacNeil, William Cran add to wishlist The renowned and lavishly illustrated history of the evolution of the English language and the companion to PBS's acclaimed series--now completely revised and expanded. "Rarely has the English language been scanned so brightly and broadly in a single volume".--San Francisco Chronicle. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99!
3	Wodehouse: A Life more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist This study of the life of P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975), creator of the immortal Bertie Wooster and his butler Jeeves, seeks to penetrate the mind of a man who is difficult in some ways to fathom. Wodehouse's uneventful life--the life of a wealthy man of leisure who just happened to write brilliantly funny novels--was punctuated by the WW2 episode in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Hot Water: 8 more books like this by P G Wodehouse, Robert McCrum (Foreword by) add to wishlist Mr J. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a while. She, however, has invited numerous visitors to the chateau, to whom he shall have to play reluctant host. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $80.35!
5	My Year Off: Recovering Life After a Stroke more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist Now in paperback and with a new Afterword--the brave and eloquent story of a journey back from the brink of death and the transformative powers of illness, hope, and love. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.33! \| SVS
6	A loss of heart : a novel by Robert McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $2.93! new only from $7.50! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The psychological moment more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist In the course of meeting a stranger, Sam Gilchrist makes a promise which will force him to betray his father. This is the story of how one man learns to live with betrayal, guilt and the knowledge of power. By the author of "In the Secret State" and the "The Story of English". see all copies from $2.53! new only from $19.37! \| first editions
8	My Year Off: Rediscovering Life After a Stroke more books like this by McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $9.00! first editions
9	In the secret state : a novel more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! signed copies \| first editions
10	Charles Dickens: The Major Novels more books like this by John Lucas (Editor), Robert McCrum add to wishlist This study of five major novels by Dickens looks at the tensions between the "private" and "public" aspect of his work. see all copies from $3.83! first editions
11	My year off more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist In 1995, Robert McCrum suffered a stroke, the result of a blood clot in his brain. This book is both an examination of a life interrupted in mid-flow, and a guide for str see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.39! \| first editions \| SVS
12	Mainland more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist Stephen Mallory, "political consultant", is back home after years abroad. Then a commission from a rock star takes him to a small town in the heart of "the occupation". He meets Isabel Rome and Joseph Curtis, and finds himself drawn into a net of intrigue. By the author of "In the Secret State". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
13	Jubilee more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist Sam Gilchrist - former presidential speechwriter, half English, half American - now contemplates the failure of his marriage and his career, washed up on the shore of Reagan's America. On retreat to Cape Cod, he realizes that in order to forestall personal collapse he will have to come to grips with the moment in his life that he would most like ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14	The fabulous Englishman more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist Peter Cisar's first letter arrived late in 1968, the year that saw the peak of Christopher Illes' short-lived fame. Now married, his fame a memory, Illes is on his way to Vienna to meet Peter Cisar, his only contact with his lost past. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.17! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	In the Secret State more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist A novel of contemporary England that investigates the shadowy side of government power. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
16 view cover	Suspicion more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist It is 1991, the wall is down, and Raymond has decided to leave Germany and come home. He arrives in Sussex with his wife Kristina, to stay with his brother, Julian. When Julian finds himself drawn to Kristina, the family reunion turns sour, and Julian is caught in a spiral of guilt and betrayal. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	A loss of heart by Robert McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
18	The world is a banana more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist An off-beat, humorous story for older children concerning the strange disappearance of young Tom's father, this is the first full-length children's book by Robert McCrum, originator of the BBC television series "The Story of English". see all copies from $2.52! signed copies \| first editions
19	The brontosaurus birthday cake more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist When Bobby's brontosaurus birthday cake turns into a real creature and begins to grow, both problems and joys begin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
20	The Dream Boat Brontosaurus more books like this by Robert McCrum add to wishlist see all copies from $2.53! first editions
21	Brontosaurus superstar! by Robert McCrum, Michael Foreman add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
22	The magic mouse and the millionaire by Robert McCrum, Michael Foreman add to wishlist see all copies from $29.85! first editions
23 view cover	The bumper brontosaurus more books like this by Robert McCrum, Izhar Cohen add to wishlist Three stories - "The Brontosaurus Birthday Cake", "Brontosaurus Superstar" and "The Dream Boat Brontosaurus" - which were first published as separate picture books. The brontosaurus is actually only a birthday cake, but when Bobby makes a wish it becomes a real brontosaurus. see all copies from $2.53!

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