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* The Story of English

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Professor Denis Donoghue reviews a book which traces the history of a language that is used by about 350 million people as a mother tongue: The Story of English by ROBERT MCCRUM ,
WILLIAM CRAN and ROBERT MACNEIL , published yesterday to accompany the nine-part BBC2 television series starting on Monday.
The Story of English, £14.95 hardback. available/mm booksellers

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Professor Denis Donoghue
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Robert McCrum
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William Cran
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Robert MacNeil
Source: Radio Times

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