A Short History of the World

Oct 26, 2024 4:34 PM

Author:H G Wells,Michael Sherborne,Norman Stone

Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Along the way, Wells considers such diverse subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America and the Industrial Revolution. Breathtaking in its scope and passionate in its intensity, this history remains one of the most readable of its kind.

Reviews

'Pleasantly jokey but exhaustively researched...a delight of Turkish proportions'

—— Daily Telegraph

'Delightful...this is a book written from the heart, conceived with wit and filled with enthusiasm - I loved it'

—— Sunday Telegraph

'Opens surprising doors on to history. Richardson has pulled countless plums out of his lucky dip of a subject...Good humour is here a leitmotif, and it has produced a good book'

—— Guardian

'A truly delicious history, his homage to the humble sweet is a lovingly detailed account that can't be resisted'

—— Sunday Herald

'Full of delights...while the book gets its structure from serious research, it's built on a foundation of joy'

—— The New York Times

'Bursting with jolly anecdotes and compellingly useless information... a most enjoyable book'

—— Mail on Sunday

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