How the Irish Saved Civilization Audiobook by Thomas Cahill

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/73/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: How the Irish Saved Civilization Author: Thomas Cahill Narrator: Donal Donnelly Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs Language: English Release date: 02-22-01 Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 564 votes Genres: History, Ancient Publisher's Summary: In this delightful and illuminating look into a crucial but little-known "hinge" of history, Thomas Cahill takes us to the "island of saints and scholars," the Ireland of St. Patrick and the Book of Kells. Here, far from the barbarian despoliation of the continent, monks and scribes laboriously, lovingly, even playfully preserved the West's written treasury. With the return of stability in Europe, these Irish scholars were instrumental in spreading learning. Thus the Irish not only were conservators of civilization, but became shapers of the medieval mind, putting their unique stamp on Western culture. Thanks to Thomas Cahill, this pivotal era is brought back to vibrant life, its personages portrayed in all their seemingly contemporary humanity, its issues simply and compellingly spelled out. How the Irish Saved Civilization will change forever the way we look at our past, and ourselves. Critic Reviews: "Cahill's lovely prose breathes life into a 1,600-year-old history." (The Los Angeles Times) "Charming and poetic...an entirely engaging, delectable voyage into the distant past, a small treasure." (The New York Times)