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![The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson](https://rwszupzmsadbjqghhiwjxwntmpecjm.thestorygraph.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCR0FwcUFRPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--3bdd55db2d4ef013fe48691dd21d5073f738446f/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/51ENb9L+s1L._SL350_.jpg)
270 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780888078957
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, Inc.
Publication date: 17 July 1990
nonfiction
history
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Description
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, author Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.
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![The Mother Tongue - English & How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson](https://rwszupzmsadbjqghhiwjxwntmpecjm.thestorygraph.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCR0FwcUFRPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--3bdd55db2d4ef013fe48691dd21d5073f738446f/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/51ENb9L+s1L._SL350_.jpg)
270 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780888078957
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, Inc.
Publication date: 17 July 1990
nonfiction
history
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Description
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, author Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language.