An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in history.
ââ?¬Ë?It is unlikely that a clearer, more stimulating account of the Russiansââ?¬â?¢ extraordinary period of imperial history will be written.ââ?¬â?¢ Philip Marsden, Spectator
For more than 60 years Queen Victoria presided over 20 governments, and a country undergoing profound economic, social and political change. This biography brings Victoria and her …
India was seen as a place with little history and less culture 200 years ago. Today it is revered for a notable prehistory, a magnificent classical age and a cultural tradition. …
