A short history of the world
by
 
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

Title
: 
A short history of the world

Author
: 
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

ISBN
: 
9780141441825

Personal Author
: 
Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946.

Publication Information
: 
London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2006.

Physical Description
: 
xxvii, 371 p. : ill., maps ; 20 cm.

Series
: 
Penguin classics

Series Title
: 
Penguin classics

General Note
: 
"Useful as a preparatory excursion before the reading of the author's much fuller and more explicit Outline of history is undertaken ... It is not an abstract or condensation of that former work"--Pref.
 
"First critical edition of the Short history"--P. xxvii.
 
"The present ... edition restores the original 1922 text, which has been completely reset, removing a number of misprints ... end-notes have been added ... amendments have been made to the text ... for greater clarity and consistency"--Note on the text.
 
"First published 1922"--T.p. verso.

Subject Term
: 
World history.
 
Histoire universelle.


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