The Celts by Simon Jenkins
A short history of one of Ancient Britain's most enigmatic civilisations
Simon Jenkins, as ever, writes with clarity and insight -- Gerard DeGroot * The Times *
Jenkins has a journalist's ear for the outrageous -- John Carey * Sunday Times *
There's much here to interest and stimulate -- Ewen A Cameron * Literary Review *
Comprehensive and informative -- Alastair Mabbott * Herald *
Particularly good.. The old familiar identities of English, Scots, Welsh and Irish are not what they used to be -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *
Hugely important to the history of the British Isles yet commonly misunderstood and neglected by contemporary audiences, the story of the Celts is finally told in a coherent and engaging fashion by the bestselling author of A Short History of England * Waterstones Best Books of 2022: History *
Praise for A Short History of England: 'A lucid and handsomely illustrated narrative * Times *
Jenkins is one of the liveliest commentators at work in Britain, always worth reading and pleasingly contrarian -- Jeremy Paxman * Guardian *
This is traditional, kings-and-things, great-men history with all its dates and famous quotations in place ... Jenkins has a newspaper columnist's aphoristic verve * Spectator *
A characteristically bold, wry, fluent, combative gallop through English history -- Max Hastings
Full of good writing and lively anecdotes ... Food for thought * New Statesman *
Immediately accessible * Prospect *
Where Jenkins excels is in his very journalistic approach ... The historical events are joined up, and work as narrative * Time Out *
Jenkins has a journalist's ear for the outrageous -- John Carey * Sunday Times *
There's much here to interest and stimulate -- Ewen A Cameron * Literary Review *
Comprehensive and informative -- Alastair Mabbott * Herald *
Particularly good.. The old familiar identities of English, Scots, Welsh and Irish are not what they used to be -- Allan Massie * Scotsman *
Hugely important to the history of the British Isles yet commonly misunderstood and neglected by contemporary audiences, the story of the Celts is finally told in a coherent and engaging fashion by the bestselling author of A Short History of England * Waterstones Best Books of 2022: History *
Praise for A Short History of England: 'A lucid and handsomely illustrated narrative * Times *
Jenkins is one of the liveliest commentators at work in Britain, always worth reading and pleasingly contrarian -- Jeremy Paxman * Guardian *
This is traditional, kings-and-things, great-men history with all its dates and famous quotations in place ... Jenkins has a newspaper columnist's aphoristic verve * Spectator *
A characteristically bold, wry, fluent, combative gallop through English history -- Max Hastings
Full of good writing and lively anecdotes ... Food for thought * New Statesman *
Immediately accessible * Prospect *
Where Jenkins excels is in his very journalistic approach ... The historical events are joined up, and work as narrative * Time Out *
Simon Jenkins is the author of the bestselling A Short History of England, also published by Profile, A Short History of Europe and many other bestsellers. Until 2014, he was chairman of the National Trust. A former editor of The Times and Evening Standard, he is a columnist for the Guardian.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781788168816 |
| ISBN 10 | 178816881X |
| Title | The Celts |
| Author | Simon Jenkins |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2023-03-30 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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