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The Rest Is History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century, Barbara W. Tuchman

A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century

Barbara W. Tuchman
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2. A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman https://t.co/T36lTFzYm6

Paperback, 1987

$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories, Herodotus

The Landmark Herodotus: The Histories

Herodotus
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1. The Histories by Herodotus (translated by...) https://t.co/0Crxi4XBZh

Paperback, 2009

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Fellowship of the Ring (Media Tie-In): The Lord of the Rings: Part One, J. R. R. Tolkien

The Fellowship of the Ring (Media Tie-In): The Lord of the Rings: Part One

J. R. R. Tolkien
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Following on from Monday’s episode, today’s The Rest is History turns to Tolkien’s THE LORD OF THE RINGS. Written from 1937 to 1949, we discuss the theme of encroaching industrialisation, to whether the Scouring of the Shire was an allegory for post-war Attlee Britain... 👂⬇️ https://t.co/Wk0iibEPwr

Paperback, Mass Market, 2022

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: King Solomon's Mines: A Survival Story About Three Guys Trekking Across Southern Africa, H Rider Haggard

King Solomon's Mines: A Survival Story About Three Guys Trekking Across Southern Africa

H Rider Haggard
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On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK

Paperback, 2023

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: King Solomon's Mines, H. Rider Haggard Rider Haggard

King Solomon's Mines

H. Rider Haggard Rider Haggard
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On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK

Paperback, 2016

$8.65$4.32 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Histories, Herodotus

The Histories

Herodotus
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On today’s The Rest is History we look back at the life of a man often seen as the originator of the discipline: HERODOTUS. His work The Histories, an account of the Greco-Persian Wars, is considered the founding work of history in Western literature. ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/z6IquvMSZf

Paperback, 2003

$14.00$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: King Solomon's Mines, H. Rider Haggard

King Solomon's Mines

H. Rider Haggard
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On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK

Paperback, 2002

$21.00$10.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Aeneid: With Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary, Virgil

Aeneid: With Introduction, Notes and Vocabulary

Virgil
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Today we turn to Tunisia, as @holland_tom and @dcsandbrook tell the story of the heroine of Virgil’s Aeneid - Dido of Carthage. We discuss Carthage’s origins, who Dido was, and are joined by Juliette Pochin for a beautiful rendition of Dido’s Lament. https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Em4urzjKVf

Paperback, 2010

$34.95$17.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Witch's Head. ( the second NOVEL by: ) H Rider Haggard: novel, H. Rider Haggard

The Witch's Head. ( the second NOVEL by: ) H Rider Haggard: novel

H. Rider Haggard
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On today’s The Rest is History, we discuss the legacy of H. Rider Haggard and his novel King Solomon’s Mines. The book was produced after a wager with his brother, and has proved to be one of the foundational texts of the ‘lost world’ genre. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/mqhpRhxiiR https://t.co/Dieh1NAPhK

Paperback, 2016

$13.88$6.94 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: George Orwell: English Rebel, Robert Colls

George Orwell: English Rebel

Robert Colls
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We examine George Orwell in today’s The Rest is History, as Robert Colls joined us to discuss the life and legacy of the journalist and author of Animal Farm and 1984. Listen ⬇️ https://t.co/styPJ1y4k7 https://t.co/CXt2BOM78G https://t.co/8KysHVB6ZZ https://t.co/TkeiFqYq7g

Hardcover, 2014

$38.99$19.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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