suffuse every page of the Little History.”-Amanda Vickery, Guardian Review

“Gombrich opens with the most magical definition of history I have ever read. excels in creating a sense of the continuities of history-the ways in which human nature has not budged over the millennium, and the smallness of the differences between people. “A marvellous antidote to history without chronology: the whole experience of human history, from prehistory to the Second World War, compressed into a flowing narrative. “This ‘little history’ has aged amazingly well.”- New York Times Book Review Intelligent adults will read it for themselves and regain contact with the spirit of European humanism at its best.”-Anthony Grafton, Wall Street Journal Lucky children will have this book read to them. “In simple, vivid prose, Gombrich surveys the human past from pre-history to his own time. For adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, Gombrich’s Little History enchants and educates. He paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests of grand works of art of the advances and limitations of science of remarkable people and remarkable events, from Confucius to Catherine the Great to Winston Churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Gombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on Earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic age. Rather than focusing on dry facts and dates, E. Gombrich’s sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages “All stories begin with ‘Once upon a time.’ And that’s just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time.” So begins A Little History of the World, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and old.

He paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests of grand works of art of the advances and limitations of science of remarkable people and remarkable events, from Confucius to Catherine the Great to Winston Churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the Berlin Wall.įor adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, Gombrich’s Little History enchants and educates.The international bestseller: E.

So begins A Little History of the World, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and old. Gombrich’s sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all agesĪll stories begin with ‘Once upon a time.’ And that’s just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a time.

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