Our Island Story: Early History of Great Britain to World War I; Complete Set Audiobook, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Play Audiobook Sample

Our Island Story: Early History of Great Britain to World War I; Complete Set Audiobook

Our Island Story: Early History of Great Britain to World War I; Complete Set Audiobook, by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: David Thorn Publisher: Alcazar AudioWorks Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 10.17 hours at 1.5x Speed 7.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Series: The Our Island Story Series Release Date: October 2014 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781483011363

Publisher Description

Much loved by generations of children, this is a classic children's history of Britain from the Romans to the death of Queen Victoria. First published in 1905, Henrietta Marshall's beautifully written narrative is based on her answers to her children's questions about the history of Great Britain, which they referred to as "home island."

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“The reason that parents will go to such lengths to try to track down copies of Our Island Story is because of the sheer quality of the writing. Telling a story from history might be old-fashioned, but it stimulates a child’s imagination like nothing else.”

— Sunday Times (London) 

Quotes

  • “I was given [Henrietta] Marshall’s Our Island Story at Christmas 1936…and I’ve still got that copy…It was a direct inspiration for me in my career as a historian.”

    — Antonia Fraser, New York Times bestselling author
  • “Our Island Story is a marvelous antidote to the fractured, incoherent history most primary school children are taught today.”

    — Daily Telegraph (London)
  • “Rank[s] as one of the most influential works of history of the twentieth century.”

    — Times Educational Supplement (London)

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About Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (1867–1941) was a British author, most famous for her works of history for children.

About David Thorn

David Thorn spent his childhood in the Channel Islands off the coast of France, was schooled in England, and then immigrated to the United States at the age of twenty-three. He is retired from international commerce and currently resides in California.