A Little History of the World (originally in German, Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser) was written in 1935, by Vienna native, Ernst Gombrich at the age of 25. The short history chronicles human development from the cavemen to the First World War. Additionally, the book describes the beliefs of many major world religions, including Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam. Gombrich was convinced that an intelligent child could understand complicated ideas in history if put into understandable terms and set out to write a history book using only words and concepts that children could understand. The result is an amazing book that summarizes world history in an easy and understandable way that any child can comprehend and enjoy.
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