{"product_id":"king-alfred-david-horspool-9780674023208","title":"King Alfred: Burnt Cakes and Other Legends","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the BBC ran a poll in 2001 to name the greatest Briton, Alfred, a ninth-century monarch, was the only king to make the top 20. Also the only English sovereign to be called \"the Great,\" Alfred used to be remembered as much through folklore as through his accomplishments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorspool sees Alfred as inextricably linked to the legends and stories that surround him, and rather than attempting to separate the myth from the \"reality,\" he explores how both came together to provide a historical figure that was all things to all men. This book offers a vivid picture of Alfred's England, but also of the way that history is written, and how much myth has had to do with that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Horspool\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067402320X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674023208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.38h x 5.82w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2006 pg. 32","brand":"David Horspool","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47199878578431,"sku":"9780674023208","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fe69697e-cc94-410e-9986-3f4215449023.jpg?v=1756785455","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/king-alfred-david-horspool-9780674023208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}