Exceptional for its masterful prose as well as its size and scope, the Story is a powerful combination of style and substance. Reading those volumes-sometimes poring over large portions of them multiple times-would be one of the most enlightening and enjoyable experiences of my life.įirst published between 19, The Story of Civilization is a work of great and enduring value. 1 Although I wanted to learn more about history, I wasn’t sure I wanted to learn that much. Finding the book at the library, I was surprised to see that it was but one volume in a massive series called The Story of Civilization-eleven substantial volumes spanning two feet of shelving. Because my immediate interest was ancient Greece, I decided to try a friend’s recommendation, The Life of Greece by Will Durant. I had taken several history courses but wanted more.
Eleven years ago, toward the end of my undergraduate years as a philosophy major at the University of Virginia, I was feeling dissatisfied with my knowledge of history.
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