
A HUMOROUSHISTORY OF ENGLAND - TOLD AND PICTUREDBYC. HARRISON - Published byWARRICK & BIRD,4, Nile Street, London, N.1.1920.
A light‑hearted, verse‑spun tour of England’s earliest days invites listeners to laugh while they learn. The narrator playfully sketches prehistoric hunters, mysterious druids, and the enigmatic stones of Salisbury Plain, then sails us into the bustling Roman era with Julius Caesar’s bold arrivals, road‑building legions, and the brief but lasting imprint of empire on the island.
From there the story jumps to fierce warriors like Boadicea, the first recorded female leader, and the chaotic arrival of the Anglo‑Saxon Jutes and Angles, whose raids and rivalries set the stage for legendary tales of King Arthur’s round table. Sprinkled with witty rhymes and quirky anecdotes, the early chapters give a vivid, amusing picture of a land shaped by conquest, myth, and the ever‑present sea that has always been England’s greatest highway.
Language
en
Duration
~45 minutes (44K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, David Wilson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
Release date
Aug 22, 2008
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
d. 1943
A witty British cartoonist and illustrator, he spent decades capturing everyday absurdities in magazines and comic papers. His drawings were especially known for their gentle satire and sharp eye for social types.
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