E. H. Gombrich's Little History of the World, though written in 1935, has become one of the treasures of historical writing since its first publication in Engli

E. H. Gombrich’s bestselling history of the world for young readers tells the story of mankind from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb, focusing not on small de

Presents a brief, narrative history of the world for young readers, from the Stone Age up to the end of World War II.

Essays discuss Greek and Chineese art, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Dutch genre painting, Rubens, Rembrandt, art collecting, museums, and Freud's aesthetics

How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world