A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
More praise for A Little History of the World
‘I am going to buy ten copies of this book and give it to my ten favourite children… This is a book which teaches what it is to be civilized by its very tone, which is one of gentleness, curiosity and erudition.’
—A. N. Wilson, Times Literary Supplement
‘[Gombrich] excels in creating a sense of the continuities of history – the ways in which human nature has not budged over the millennia, and the smallness of the differences between people. A delight.’
—Robert Hanks, Daily Telegraph
‘Gombrich opens with the most magical definition of history I have ever read . . . . Tolerance, reason and humanity . . . suffuse every page.’
—Amanda Vickery, The Guardian
‘retains an irresistible, boyish energy and enthusiasm . . . Here, in this little book are answers to many of the questions you never dared to ask.’
—Margaret Drabble, New Statesman
‘An engrossing kaleidoscopic account of global history.’
—Tristram Hunt, BBC History Magazine
‘A bedtime treat to share with my two children and proof that brilliance and perspicacity needn’t be stuffy.
—Bettany Hughes, The Times
‘Thrilling, opinionated, with crashing judgments and the boring bits left out, A Little History of the World turns out not to be a story told by your grandfather, but by your impossibly cool big brother … A joyful book.’