Project Gutenberg 2005-10-02 Public domain in the USA. 532 Allen, Grant 1848 1899 Allen, Charles Grant Blairfindie Anglo-Saxon Britain Early Britain Produced by Clare Boothby, Annika Feilbach and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Anglo-Saxon Britain" by Grant Allen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the period of early English conquest and focuses on the social aspects of life in Britain during that time, rather than solely political events. The author aims to present a sketch of the Anglo-Saxon influence on the development of modern British life, drawing attention to the cultural and societal elements introduced by the early settlers. At the start of the text, Allen provides an overview of the origins of the Anglo-Saxon people, detailing their ancestral roots in Central Asia. He highlights their transition from a fierce warrior culture to settling in Britain, describing the process of colonization and the new social structures that emerged. The narrative reflects on the interaction between the Anglo-Saxons and the indigenous Celtic populations, emphasizing the complexities of this early period in British history. Furthermore, Allen points out the significance of language and the evolution of community identities that shaped the emerging nation of England. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Anglo-Saxons Great Britain -- History -- Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066 DA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General Category: History - British 427190 2025-06-07T09:28:43.459362 text/html 425833 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 299755 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 377086 2025-06-07T09:28:51.856370 application/epub+zip 381753 2025-06-07T09:28:45.734363 application/epub+zip 231646 2025-06-07T09:28:44.339345 application/epub+zip 589929 2025-06-07T09:28:56.631298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554977 2025-06-07T09:28:50.950332 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 381016 2022-09-08T07:34:12.572552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 385046 2025-06-07T09:28:42.534369 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 384921 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 145061 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 384554 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 144924 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 384975 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144865 2020-12-12T14:56:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22307 2025-06-07T09:28:56.785287 application/rdf+xml 15000 2025-06-07T09:28:44.923344 image/jpeg 3928 2025-06-07T09:28:44.629351 image/jpeg 366852 2025-06-07T09:28:43.505395 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia