The Story of the English Language

by Mario Andrew Pei

First ed. published in 1952 under The story of English.

Genres: Language, Nonfiction, History

430 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Mario Pei was Professor of Romance Languages at Columbia University.

Reviews

[Lemar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating and readable, informative without being pedantic, Pei did not remove the fun of exploration.

[Jose Antonio Moch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful if you are an English teacher and you want to know where you come from.

[Kerrytusc · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story of English by Mario Pei (1965)