Brief history of England in funny expressions, that makes the narration easily perceptible. Легко читается, краткое повествование истории с примесью меткого чувства юмора. Рекомендуется, в том числе и для практики языка.
Quotes
veratodorovahas quoted4 years ago
king who would permit such cruel cuttings-up as these wicked animals were guilty of on the fair face of old England, should live in history only as an invertebrate, a royal failure, a decayed mollusk, and the dropsical head of a tottering dynasty.
Алинаhas quoted8 years ago
The Druids largely lived in the woods in summer and in debt during the winter.
Алинаhas quoted8 years ago
From the glad whinny of the first unicorn down to the tip end of the nineteenth century, the history of Great Britain has been dear to her descendants