Media Reviews
Davies invests The Isles...with energy and enthusiasm. --The New York Times
For all its length, it miraculously retains the pace and exhilaration of an iconoclastic essay. --The Economist
The book succeeds, boisterous in its sheer variety. --The Wall Street Journal
An audacious project, touching and reckless, enormously stimulating and hugely necessary. --Washington Post Book World
Brilliant....Davies's fast-paced narrative and reassessments are executed with such brio that putting the book down...is almost impossible. --The Boston Sunday Globe
Any reader eager to challenge the enduring prejudices and bigotry that have dominated the history of the Isles for so long will find his myth-busting views both engaging and enlightening. --The Christian Science Monitor
Excellently organized and...well written. --The Boston Book Review
Davies has written a wondrous, landmark chronicle of the British Isles....Bursting with fresh insights on nearly every page, this magisterial narrative, scholarly yet down-to-earth and engrossing, reveals Davies at his iconoclastic best. --Publishers Weekly (boxed review)
A key book for its time....Moved by corrective passion and insatiable curiosity....Seizes the conventional wisdom of the moment, and destroys most of its foundations. --London Review of Books
[Davies] invests The Isles...with energy and enthusiasm. --The New York Times
For all its length, it miraculously retains the pace and exhilaration of an iconoclastic essay. --The Economist
The book succeeds, boisterous in its sheer variety. --The Wall Street Journal
An audacious project, touching and reckless, enormously stimulating and hugely necessary. --Washington Post Book World
Brilliant....Davies's fast-paced narrative and reassessments are executed with such brio that putting the book down...is almost impossible. --The Boston Sunday Globe
Any reader eager to challenge the enduring prejudices and bigotry that have dominated the history of the Isles for so long will find his myth-busting views both engaging and enlightening. --The Christian Science Monitor
Excellently organized and...well written. --The Boston Book Review
Davies has written a wondrous, landmark chronicle of the British Isles....Bursting with fresh insights on nearly every page, this magisterial narrative, scholarly yet down-to-earth and engrossing, reveals Davies at his iconoclastic best. --Publishers Weekly (boxed review)
A key book for its time....Moved by corrective passion and insatiable curiosity....Seizes the conventional wisdom of the moment, and destroys most of its foundations. --London Review of Books
[Davies] invests The Isles...with energy and enthusiasm. --The New York Times
For all its length, it miraculously retains the pace and exhilaration of an iconoclastic essay. --The Economist
The book succeeds, boisterous in its sheer variety. --The Wall Street Journal
An audacious project, touching and reckless, enormously stimulating and hugely necessary. --Washington Post Book World
Brilliant....Davies's fast-paced narrative and reassessments are executed with such brio that putting the book down...is almost impossible. --The Boston Sunday Globe
Any reader eager to challenge the enduring prejudices and bigotry that have dominated the history of the Isles for so long will find his myth-busting views both engaging and enlightening. --The Christian Science Monitor
Excellently organized and...well written. --The Boston Book Review
Davies has written a wondrous, landmark chronicle of the British Isles....Bursting with fresh insights on nearly every page, this magisterial narrative, scholarly yet down-to-earth and engrossing, reveals Davies at his iconoclastic best. --Publishers Weekly (boxed review)
A key book for its time....Moved by corrective passion and insatiable curiosity....Seizes the conventional wisdom of the moment, and destroys most of its foundations. --London Review of Books
[Davies] invests The Isles...with energy and enthusiasm. --The New York Times
For all its length, it miraculously retains the pace and exhilaration of an iconoclastic essay. --The Economist
The book succeeds, boisterous in its sheer variety. --The Wall Street Journal
An audacious project, touching and reckless, enormously stimulating and hugely necessary. --Washington Post Book World
Brilliant....Davies's fast-paced narrative and reassessments are executed with such brio that putting the book down...is almost impossible. --The Boston Sunday Globe
Any reader eager to challenge the enduring prejudices and bigotry that have dominated the history of the Isles for so long will find his myth-busting views both engaging and enlightening. --The Christian Science Monitor
Excellently organized and...well written. --The Boston Book Review
Davies has written a wondrous, landmark chronicle of the British Isles....Bursting with fresh insights on nearly every page, this magisterial narrative, scholarly yet down-to-earth and engrossing, reveals Davies at his iconoclastic best. --Publishers Weekly (boxed review)
A key book for its time....Moved by corrective passion and insatiable curiosity....Seizes the conventional wisdom of the moment, and destroys most of its foundations. --London Review of Books
[Davies] invests The Isles...with energy and enthusiasm. --The New York Times
For all its length, it miraculously retains the pace and exhilaration of an iconoclastic essay. --The Economist
The book succeeds, boisterous in its sheer variety. --The Wall Street Journal
An audacious project, touching and reckless, enormously stimulating and hugely necessary. --Washington Post Book World
Brilliant....Davies's fast-paced narrative and reassessments are executed with such brio that putting the book down...is almost impossible. --The Boston Sunday Globe
Any reader eager to challenge the enduring prejudices and bigotry that have dominated the history of the Isles for so long will find his myth-busting views both engaging and enlightening. --The Christian Science Monitor
Excellently organized and...well written. --The Boston Book Review
Davies has written a wondrous, landmark chronicle of the British Isles....Bursting with fresh insights on nearly every page, t
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