Another book knocked off the Wish List. The Elizabethan Age has always been a source of endless fascination for me; it is the time England firmly separated itself from Europe and went spinning off on its own colorful, eccentric way. Wilson argues, apparently, that the 'Elizabethan Age' has only recently come to a definite end, and tries to show how that heady time engendered the last 500 years of British history. I haven't started reading it yet, but it promises to be an engaging work.
The book was published 20 years ago. My copy (bought through Amazon) is an ex-library book from Portage, Indiana. I've come to love ex-library books, both for their reasonable prices and for their mylar covers. You do not have to worry about sullying a pristine new edition or think too much about how you are handling them; they have already been 'broken in'. And if you really like them you are giving them a noble retirement and a 'forever home'.
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