
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
2008-08-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
d. 1943
A British cartoonist and illustrator with a sharp eye for everyday comedy, he spent decades turning social habits and small absurdities into lively visual jokes. His work appeared in popular magazines and books, capturing the wit of late Victorian and early 20th-century Britain.
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