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Our Island Story: A Child's History of England, published abroad as An Island Story: A Child's History of England, is a book by the British author Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, first published in 1905 in London by T. C. & E. C. Jack.[1]
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| Author | H. E. Marshall |
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| Illustrator | A. S. Forrest |
| Cover artist | A. S. Forrest |
| Language | English |
| Subject | History |
| Genre | Reference |
| Publisher | Civitas/Galore Park |
Publication date | 1905 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| Pages | 512 pp |
| ISBN | 1-902984-74-9 |
| OCLC | 63134934 |
| Followed by | Scotland's Story |
It covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation until Queen Victoria's death, using a mixture of traditional history and mythology to explain the story of British history in a way accessible to younger readers.[2]
The book depicts the union of England and Scotland as a desirable and inevitable event,[3] and praises rebels and the collective will of the common people in opposing tyrants, including kings like John and Charles I.
The book inspired the parody 1066 and All That.[4]
Prime Minister David Cameron chose Our Island Story when asked to select his favourite childhood book in October 2010:[2]
When I was younger, I particularly enjoyed Our Island Story by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall [...] It is written in a way that really captured my imagination and which nurtured my interest in the history of our great nation.[2]
Richard Chartres in a lecture delivered at Gresham College mentioned his fondness for this text, relating it to an approach to English history rooted in the works of John Foxe and John Milton.[5]
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