This book recovers places appearing in the mental mapping of medieval and A highly original work, which recovers the places that figure powerfully in premodern imagining. Recreates places that appear in the works of Langland, Chaucer, Dante, Petrarch, Spenser, Shakespeare, Aphra Behn, and many others. Begins with Calais peopled by the English from 1347 to 1558 and ends with Surinam traded for Manhattan by the English in 1667.
More than a million words, weird spellings, words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently or vice versa. Where on Earth did the English language come from? The answer is that English isn’t just the speech of one nation. It’s the memory of thousands of years of history. It tracks the places people came from, the places they went, the adventures they had, the friends and enemies they made, the battles they won and lost.
National Geographic Traveller is about places and experiences that open peoples’ minds to the different cultures, traditions and the ways of the world. It is for intrepid travellers with a hunger for responsible, educational and adventurous travel. We’ll be bringing you in-depth feature articles about some of the most exciting places on the planet, such as the Amazon, Tanzania, Antarctica, Myanmar and the Italian Dolomites, and many other interesting stories.
Family and Friends Readers 4: Changing Places Family and Friends is a six-level primary course which offers you an exceptionally strong skills training programme covering language, phonics, and civic education .
