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D.C. Somervell edited down Arnold Toynbee's "A Study of History" to these two rather hefty volumes. The work was faithful to the original, in the main, but does lack a great deal of the illustrations of the original. If you are in a hurry, it is faithful, but seems a good deal less gripping.
An Abridgement of Toynbee's original Volumes I-VI. by D. C. Somervell. The original is over 3,000 pages, while Somervell's abridgment is 565pps. "For readers who wish to refer from this book to the original volumes, the following equations wi be useful:
Pages 1-79=volume ; 80-164=Volume II; 165-243=Volume III; 244-359=Volume IV; 360-494=Volume V; and
Pages 495-565=Volume VI." See the 25 page Argument.
Pages 1-79=volume ; 80-164=Volume II; 165-243=Volume III; 244-359=Volume IV; 360-494=Volume V; and
Pages 495-565=Volume VI." See the 25 page Argument.
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Arnold J. Toynbee was born in London, England on April 14, 1889. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and studied briefly at the British School at Athens. He served in the British foreign office during both world wars and was a delegate to the 1919 Paris Peace Congress. From 1925 to 1955, he held the position of director of studies at the show more Royal Institute of International Affairs and was professor of history at the University of London during approximately the same time. His publications include The Western Question in Greece and Turkey, Civilization on Trial, East to West: A Journey round the World, the 12-volume A Study of History, and Hellenism: The History of a Civilization. He died on October 22, 1975. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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