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“A piquant refraction of an era of enormous change…The enthusiasms expressed in Our Times are enjoyable to encounter, but it is Mr. Wilson’s wicked wit that carries the reader along.”
Wall Street Journal
“A very funny, extremely opinionated, always provocative and often thoughtful read…Wilson is endlessly entertaining.” Observer (London)
“One of the most important books of recent years.” Daily Mail (London)
“Although ‘the second Elizabethan era’ has been a period in which the majority of the British basked in comfort, security, and luxury, it is also the reign in which Britain effectively stopped being British, contends the opinionated and entertaining Wilson…Delightfully sharp-witted and sharp-tongued, and always controversial and ironic, Wilson takes no prisoners.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Wilson produces a history that even those not familiar with Great Britain will find fascinating.” Library Journal
“[Our Times] shows the author as a deeply committed watcher of our time, offering even American readers a great deal to ruminate over. By turns sardonic, rueful, engaging and cantankerous.” Kirkus Reviews
“A masterpiece of popular history.” Frank McLynn, British historian and critically acclaimed biographer