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Robert McCrum

Robert McCrum is the associate editor of The Observer and lives in London with his wife, Sarah Lyall. His books include the bestselling The Story of English, My Year Off, Wodehouse: A Life, and Globish.

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Books by Robert McCrum

  1. Book CoverGlobish: How English Became the World's Language


    “A fascinating study not only of the roots and growth of our own language but of its future.”—Bloomsbury ReviewMore

  2. Book CoverJust Enough Jeeves: Right Ho, Jeeves; Joy in the Morning; Very Good, Jeeves


    Irresistible comic masterpieces—two novels and a story collection—from the author Christopher Hitchens calls "the gold standard of English wit."More

  3. Book CoverWodehouse: A Life


    "An invaluable portrait, thanks to a broad, incisive and complex understanding of Wodehouse's psyche." --Janet Maslin, New York TimesMore