Graham Robb – The Discovery of Britain  

A time-travelling adventure around the ‘spindly, sea-wracked islands’ we call home. 

From Graham Robb’s unique two-wheel, pedal-powered perspective, The Discovery of Britain takes the reader on a deeply researched, highly witty and surprising journey around Britain from 500 million BC to the next election. Weaving the personal with the historic, the social with the political, Graham Robb’s new book will delight, dazzle and move you just as his ground-breaking The Discovery of France did in 2007. 

Chaired by Martin Farr

“Written with a characteristic mix of confidence, self- effacement, intelligence and humour, The Discovery of Britain is as charming as it is informative.” – TLS

“Remarkable . . . a book as much about the experience of history as history itself . . . Learned and likeable.” – The Sunday Times

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