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Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. He traveled 100,000 miles back and forth, from Antarctica to the Caribbean, from... read more
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First Sentence edit
Like most long journeys into the unknown, this one began with an idea - an idea that was triggered by a strange story I read one wet Sunday afternoon in a recent early spring, on the front page of a London newspaper.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Simon Winchester (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON
Country: England
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0340337729
Page Count: 272
Publisher: HODDER & STOUGHTON
Country: England
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0340337729
Page Count: 272
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 910.09171241
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