Just over a century ago, Our Island Story entranced a nation's children by telling their history in stories. Short, simply written chapters, packed with living characters and thrilling action - and illustrated with vivid colour pictures - illuminate all the main events from Britain's earliest days to the end of Victoria's reign. And its glorious fusion of myth and legend with sober fact - Canute and King Arthur with Cromwell and the Indian Mutiny - is as seductive now as it ever was. 'I was given H.E. Marshall's Our Island ...
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Just over a century ago, Our Island Story entranced a nation's children by telling their history in stories. Short, simply written chapters, packed with living characters and thrilling action - and illustrated with vivid colour pictures - illuminate all the main events from Britain's earliest days to the end of Victoria's reign. And its glorious fusion of myth and legend with sober fact - Canute and King Arthur with Cromwell and the Indian Mutiny - is as seductive now as it ever was. 'I was given H.E. 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 'It is written in a way that really captured my imagination and which nurtured my interest in the history of our great nation' David Cameron 'One of the most influential works of history of the 20th century' Times Educational Supplement
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Add this copy of Our Island Story: a History of England for Boys and to cart. $4.49, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Ruby rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W L C.
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Add this copy of Our Island Story: a History of England for Boys and to cart. $4.49, good condition, Sold by Blue Vase Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Interlochen, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by W L C.
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The item shows wear from consistent use but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover if applicable. Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
Add this copy of Our Island Story to cart. $5.11, good condition, Sold by Idaho Youth Ranch Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boise, ID, UNITED STATES.
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Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or limited small stickers. Book may have a remainder mark or be a price cutter.
Add this copy of Our Island Story to cart. $5.11, very good condition, Sold by Half Price Books Inc rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by CreateSpace Independent Publishi.
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Add this copy of Our Island Story to cart. $5.62, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill of Orange County rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Ana, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by SMK Books.
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Add this copy of Our Island Story: a History of Britain for Boys and to cart. $8.51, very good condition, Sold by PlumCircle rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Mifflin, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Yesterday's Classics.
Add this copy of Our Island Story: a History of England for Boys and to cart. $8.90, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published by W L C.
Add this copy of Our Island Story to cart. $9.11, fair condition, Sold by Goodbooks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tontitown, AR, UNITED STATES, published 2010 by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform.
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Fair. This copy may contain significant wear including bending writing tears and or water damage. This book is a functional copy not necessarily a beautiful copy. Copy may have loose or missing pages and may not include access codes or CDs.
Add this copy of Our Island Story: a History of Britain for Boys and to cart. $10.05, fair condition, Sold by Blue Vase Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Interlochen, MI, UNITED STATES, published 2006 by Yesterday's Classics.
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Fair. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches dents worn and creased covers folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning. May NOT include discs access code or other supplemental materials.
Add this copy of Our Island Story: a History of Britain for Boys and to cart. $11.15, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published by Yesterday's Classics.
This book gives a nice beginners history of Britian. It is written in prose form; a series of short stories, which makes it interesting and readable. It is written to children, but is an enjoyable read for an adult, too.
Shepherdgirl
Mar 26, 2008
This is an excellent children's book on the history of England. It begins with the legend of Albion and ends with the reign of Queen Victoria. The author freely mixes facts and legends. She says that even though learned historians will say they are only myths the stories are there and should be told. Some such stories are the story of Albion, the story of Brutus, how the Giant's Dance came to England, and many others. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
