In 1935, with a doctorate in art History and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a History of the World for younger readers.
This book presents his History to English-language readers..
Amazingly, he completed the task in six weeks, and "Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser" was published in Vienna.
In 1935, with a doctorate in art History and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a History of the World for younger readers