威尔斯的《世界简史》共有六十七章,从宇宙中的地球写起,一直讲到第一次世界大战后的“凡尔赛和约”,从人类文明的开始到第一次世界大战结束,再现了人类文明酸甜苦辣的历程。
作者抛弃了堆积枯燥的文学史料,以抽丝剥茧的方式将冗长繁杂的文学史料简化精炼,简洁明了、脉络清晰地再现了这段历史,称世界史的经典力作。 文章源自:力哥爱英语(ienglish521.com)力哥爱英语-https://ienglish521.com/1750.html
A Short History of the World is a period-piece non-fictional historic work by H. G. Wells first published by Cassell & Co, Ltd Publishing in 1922. It was first published in Penguin Books in 1936. It was republished under Penguin Classics in 2006. The book was largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work The Outline of History. 文章源自:力哥爱英语(ienglish521.com)力哥爱英语-https://ienglish521.com/1750.html
The book is 344 pages in total, summarising 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. 文章源自:力哥爱英语(ienglish521.com)力哥爱英语-https://ienglish521.com/1750.html
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