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'''''A Short History of the World''''' is an account of ] by English author ]. It was first published in 1922 by ] (London) and ] (New York).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wells |first= H.G. |year=1922 |contribution= |title=A Short History of the World|publisher=Macmillan |place=New York |edition= 1 |page= |url=https://archive.org/stream/shorthistoryofwo00welluoft#page/n7/mode/2up |accessdate=1 July 2016 |via= Internet Archive}}</ref> It was first published in ] in 1936. Later editions were published with updated accounts of world events.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mullen|first=R.D. |url= https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/2/mullewells2bib.htm|title=The Books and Principal Pamphlets of H.G. Wells: A Chronological Survey |work=]|date=Fall 1973|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> It was republished under ] in 2006. The book was largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work '']''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/86/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-09-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019174104/http://www.bartleby.com/86/ |archivedate=2009-10-19 }}</ref> '''''A Short History of the World''''' is an account of ] by English author ]. It was first published in 1922 by ] (London) and ] (New York).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Wells |first= H.G. |year=1922 |title=A Short History of the World|publisher=Macmillan |place=New York |edition= 1 |url=https://archive.org/stream/shorthistoryofwo00welluoft#page/n7/mode/2up |access-date=1 July 2016 |via= Internet Archive}}</ref> The book was preceded by Wells's fuller 1919 work '']'', and was intended "to meet the needs of the busy general reader, too driven to study the maps and time charts of that ''Outline'' in detail, who wishes to refresh and repair his faded or fragmentary conceptions of the great adventure of mankind."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bartleby.com/86/ |title=Wells, H.G. 1922. A Short History of the World |access-date=2009-09-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091019174104/http://www.bartleby.com/86/ |archive-date=2009-10-19 }}</ref>


The book is 344 pages in total,<ref>Michael Sherborne introduction to H. G. Wells and A Short History of the World</ref> summarising the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of Earth and life. It starts with its ], goes on to explain the development of the Earth and ],<ref></ref> reaching primitive thought and the development of humankind from the ].<ref>History is One manifesto NY:Ginn</ref> The book ends with the outcome of the ], the ], and the ] in 1922.<ref>The Open Conspiracy 1928</ref><ref>''Outline of History'', a precursor of ''A Short History of the World'', Ch. 41</ref> In 1934 ] recommended the book for the study of history as a means of interpreting progress in civilisation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Einstein |first= Albert |year=1994 |contribution= Education and World Peace, A Message to the Progressive Education Association, November 23, 1934 |title= Ideas and Opinions: With An Introduction by Alan Lightman, Based on Mein Weltbild, edited by Carl Seelig, and Other Sources, New Translations and Revisions by Sonja Bargmann |publisher= The Modern Library|place=New York |edition= |page= 63 |url=|accessdate= |via=}}</ref> The first edition had around 400 pages, with about 200 illustrations, including 21 maps.<ref>Michael Sherborne introduction to H. G. Wells and A Short History of the World</ref> Later editions were published with updated accounts of world events.<ref>{{cite news|last=Mullen|first=R.D. |url= https://www.depauw.edu/sfs/backissues/2/mullewells2bib.htm|title=The Books and Principal Pamphlets of H.G. Wells: A Chronological Survey |work=]|date=Fall 1973|access-date=March 14, 2020}}</ref> It was published in ] in 1936, and republished under ] in 2006.{{cn|date=February 2024}}
The book summarises the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of Earth and life. It starts with its ], goes on to explain the development of the Earth and ],<ref></ref> reaching primitive thought and the development of humankind from the ].<ref>History is One manifesto NY:Ginn</ref> The book ends with the outcome of the ], the ], and the ] in 1922.<ref>The Open Conspiracy 1928</ref><ref>''Outline of History'', a precursor of ''A Short History of the World'', Ch. 41</ref>
In 1934 ] recommended the book for the study of history as a means of interpreting progress in civilisation.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Einstein |first= Albert |year=1994 |contribution= Education and World Peace, A Message to the Progressive Education Association, November 23, 1934 |title= Ideas and Opinions: With An Introduction by Alan Lightman, Based on Mein Weltbild, edited by Carl Seelig, and Other Sources, New Translations and Revisions by Sonja Bargmann |publisher= The Modern Library|place=New York |page= 63 }}</ref>

==Censorship==
The Spanish-language translation of ''A Short History of the World'', discussing world events up to the late 1930s, was banned by the ] in 1940. In two 1948 reports, Spanish censors gave a list of reasons for suppressing the book's publication. These were that the book "shows socialist inclinations, attacks the Catholic Church, gives a twisted interpretation of the Spanish Civil War and the Spanish National Movement, and contains 'tortuous concepts.'" As a result, ''A Short History'' was not published in Spain until 1963. <ref>Parrinder, Patrick, and Partington, John S. ''The reception of H.G. Wells in Europe''. London : Thoemmes continuum, 2005. {{ISBN|9780826462534}} (p.251)</ref>


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Book by Herbert George Wells
A Short History of the World
1st edition (1922), Cassell & Company
AuthorH. G. Wells
SubjectGeneral history
PublisherCassell & Company (London), The Macmillan Company (New York)
Publication date1922
Pages432 (Cassell), 455 (Macmillan)
OCLC3499379
TextA Short History of the World at Wikisource

A Short History of the World is an account of human history by English author H. G. Wells. It was first published in 1922 by Cassell & Company (London) and The Macmillan Company (New York). The book was preceded by Wells's fuller 1919 work The Outline of History, and was intended "to meet the needs of the busy general reader, too driven to study the maps and time charts of that Outline in detail, who wishes to refresh and repair his faded or fragmentary conceptions of the great adventure of mankind."

The first edition had around 400 pages, with about 200 illustrations, including 21 maps. Later editions were published with updated accounts of world events. It was published in Penguin Books in 1936, and republished under Penguin Classics in 2006.

The book summarises the scientific knowledge of the time regarding the history of Earth and life. It starts with its origins, goes on to explain the development of the Earth and life on Earth, reaching primitive thought and the development of humankind from the Cradle of Civilisation. The book ends with the outcome of the First World War, the Russian famine of 1921, and the League of Nations in 1922.

In 1934 Albert Einstein recommended the book for the study of history as a means of interpreting progress in civilisation.

Censorship

The Spanish-language translation of A Short History of the World, discussing world events up to the late 1930s, was banned by the Francoist government in 1940. In two 1948 reports, Spanish censors gave a list of reasons for suppressing the book's publication. These were that the book "shows socialist inclinations, attacks the Catholic Church, gives a twisted interpretation of the Spanish Civil War and the Spanish National Movement, and contains 'tortuous concepts.'" As a result, A Short History was not published in Spain until 1963.

See also

References

  1. Wells, H.G. (1922). A Short History of the World (1 ed.). New York: Macmillan. Retrieved 1 July 2016 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Wells, H.G. 1922. A Short History of the World". Archived from the original on 2009-10-19. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
  3. Michael Sherborne introduction to H. G. Wells and A Short History of the World
  4. Mullen, R.D. (Fall 1973). "The Books and Principal Pamphlets of H.G. Wells: A Chronological Survey". Science Fiction Studies. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  5. University of Gothenburg review
  6. History is One manifesto NY:Ginn
  7. The Open Conspiracy 1928
  8. Outline of History, a precursor of A Short History of the World, Ch. 41
  9. Einstein, Albert (1994). "Education and World Peace, A Message to the Progressive Education Association, November 23, 1934". Ideas and Opinions: With An Introduction by Alan Lightman, Based on Mein Weltbild, edited by Carl Seelig, and Other Sources, New Translations and Revisions by Sonja Bargmann. New York: The Modern Library. p. 63.
  10. Parrinder, Patrick, and Partington, John S. The reception of H.G. Wells in Europe. London : Thoemmes continuum, 2005. ISBN 9780826462534 (p.251)

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