Author:Anthony Powell
Anthony Powell's brilliant twelve novel sequence chronicles the lives of over three hundred characters, and is a unique evocation of life in twentieth-century England. It is unrivalled for its scope, its humour and the enormous pleasure it has given to generations.
Volume 4 contains the last three novels in the sequence: Books do Furnish a Room; Temporary Kings; Hearing Secret Harmonies.
Something that really comes across in the book is Sanghera's faith in young people...to form their own judgements about the British Empire.
—— The BooksellerConversational...with humour that feels ideally pitched to the older children it is aimed at.
—— The Financial TimesStolen History is the perfect book for every school. All our young people need to know the truth about the British Empire. This book is accessible, expertly written and hugely important.
—— Jasbinder Bilan - Award Winning Children’s AuthorIlluminating
—— Nigella LawsonAccessible whilst imparting broad knowledge, appealingly pitched but deeply serious, this historically rigorous book is a must-read for any child who wants to know the basic facts of empire but also to gain an accurate sense of the wide variety of colonial activities which happened during four centuries of British colonial rule. Stolen History will inform a whole generation. Parents should read it too!
—— Corinne Fowler, Professor of Colonialism and Heritage, University of LeicesterStolen History is a truly remarkable achievement: an historically accurate, diligently researched and nuanced account of the British Empire that is also gripping for younger readers. I know of no other writer who could have accomplished such a feat.
—— Professor Alan Lester FRHistS, Professor of Historical Geography and Professor of History, La Trobe UniversitySanghera brilliantly demonstrates that history doesn't have to be dumbed down to be made accessible, nor does it need to be sensationalized to seem relevant. Written with integrity and a deep commitment to reveal how the past has shaped our present, the book will make young readers engage with history as more than just entertainment and it will encourage them to ask new questions.
—— Kim A. Wagner, Professor of Global and Imperial History, School of History Queen Mary, University of London