A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Daniel Smith

A Short History of the World in 50 Books by Daniel SmithThe book has a unique status as an emblem of human culture and civilization. It is a vessel for sharing stories, dispersing knowledge, examining the nature of our extraordinary species and imagining what lies beyond our known world. Books ultimately provide an invaluable and comprehensive record of what it means to be human. This volume takes a curated list of fifty of the most influential books of all time, putting each into its historical context.

follow your dreams

Helen Simpson

and a Somalian shopkeeper trying to save his young daughter from forced marriage

is a keen way of knowing landscape

The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life

loss and desire - to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past

This much-loved tale of courage and survival is now a beautiful new animated series for television

Eighteen-year-old Daunis has always felt like an outsider with her mixed heritage

home to Dracula's creator

Drawing writing from the course of her career

church or the pub

But what's the one thing that they have in common