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  • The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography

    A Historical Geography

    by Graham Robb ...
    "A witty, engaging narrative style....[Robb's] approach is particularly engrossing."—New York Times Book Review, front-page review.A narrative of exploration—full of strange landscapes and even stranger inhabitants—that explains the enduring fascination of France. While Gustave Eiffel was changing the skyline of Paris, large parts of France were still terra incognita. Even in the age of railways ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • France

    An Adventure History

    by Graham Robb ...
    A wholly original history of France, filled with a lifetime’s knowledge and passion—by the author of the New York Times bestseller Parisians.Beginning with the Roman army’s first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron, France takes readers on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, Graham Robb’s France ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Discovery of Britain

    An Accidental History

    by Graham Robb ...
    Graham Robb takes readers on a time-traveling adventure around the “spindly, sea–wracked island” he calls home.Interweaving personal and historical narratives and making use of contemporary sources, Graham Robb’s lively exploration of Britain through the ages peels back the layers of this island nation and shows how it came to be. We follow Robb as he travels along the warpaths of long-forgotten ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris

    An Adventure History of Paris

    by Graham Robb ...
    The New York Times bestseller: the secrets of the City of Light, revealed in the lives of the great, the near-great, and the forgotten—by the author of the acclaimed The Discovery of France.This is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true narratives, all stranger than fiction, of the lives of the great, the near-great, and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The Discovery of Middle Earth: Mapping the Lost World of the Celts

    Mapping the Lost World of the Celts

    by Graham Robb ...
    A treasure hunt that uncovers the secrets of one of the world’s great civilizations, revealing dramatic proof of the extreme sophistication of the Celts, and their creation of the earliest accurate map of the world.Fifty generations ago the cultural empire of the Celts stretched from the Black Sea to Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland. In six hundred years, the Celts had produced some of the ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • The Debatable Land

    The Lost World Between Scotland and England

    by Graham Robb ...
    "[An] entertaining work of geographical sleuthing.…Surprises abound." —The New YorkerAn oft-overlooked region lies at the heart of British national history: the Debatable Land. The oldest detectable territorial division in Great Britain, the Debatable Land once served as a buffer between England and Scotland. It was once the bloodiest region in the country, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Old Man Goriot

    by Honoré de Balzac, Olivia McCannon ...
    Translated by Olivia McCannon ...
    Monsieur Goriot is one of a disparate group of lodgers at Mademe Vauquer's dingy Parisian boarding house. At first his wealth inspires respect, but as his circumstances are mysteriously reduced he becomes shunned by those around him, and soon his only remaining visitors are his two beautifully dressed daughters. Goriot's fate is intertwined with two other fellow boarders: the young social climber ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    France

    An Adventure History

    by Graham Robb ...
    Narrated by Tom Lawrence ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 1 min

    Beginning with the Roman army's first recorded encounter with the Gauls and ending in the era of Emmanuel Macron, France takes listeners on an endlessly entertaining journey through French history. Frequently hilarious, always surprising, Graham Robb's France combines the stylistic versatility of a novelist with the deep understanding of a scholar.Robb's own adventures and discoveries while living ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    The Discovery of Britain

    An Accidental History

    by Graham Robb ...
    Narrated by Mark Meadows ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 39 min

    Graham Robb takes readers on a time-traveling adventure around the “spindly, sea-wracked island” he calls home.Interweaving personal and historical narratives and making use of contemporary sources, Graham Robb’s lively exploration of Britain through the ages peels back the layers of this island nation and shows how it came to be. We follow Robb as he travels along the warpaths of long-forgotten ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Riverina Runs Through My Blood

    by Graham S Robb ...
    The author describes what life was like growing up in the Riverina region of NSW and Victoria, Australia, during the 1940-1960's. From his personal experiences he showcases what life was like for rural people at that time, the harshness of climate, and beauty of the river systems, particularly the Murrumbidgee River, and the flora and fauna which he grew to love. With many glimpses into his own ... Read more

    $3.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cols and Passes of the British Isles

    by Graham Robb ...
    A col is the lowest point on the saddle between two mountains. Graham Robb has spent years uncovering and cataloguing the 2,002 cols and 105 passes scattered across the British Isles.Some of these obscure and magical sites are virgin cols that have never been crossed. Dozens were lost by the Ordnance Survey and are recorded only in ballads or monastic charters. The eleven cols of Hadrian's Wall ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • Audiobook

    Parisians

    An Adventure History of Paris

    by Graham Robb ...
    Narrated by Simon Vance ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 35 min

    This is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true narratives, all stranger than fiction.A young artillery lieutenant, strolling through the Palais-Royal, observes disapprovingly the courtesans plying their trade. A particular woman catches his eye; nature takes its course. Later that night, Napoleon Bonaparte writes a ... Read more

    $21.99 USD