WorldCat says: "Useful as a preparatory excursion before the reading of the author's much fuller and more explicit <em>Outline of History</em> is undertaken ... It is not an abstract or condensation of that former work."
In 1919, H. G. Wells published The Outline of History, a 1,324 page work. In 1922, he published this smaller work, at 432 pages according to {{OCLC|28536133}}, or
344 pages according to Wikipedia.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | A Short History of the World | Cassell | Nonfiction | ||
| 1927 | The History of the World | T. Fisher Unwin | Omnibus | ||
| 1927 | The History of the World | Charles Scribner's Sons | Omnibus | ||
| March 1936 |
|
A Short History of the World | Penguin Books | Nonfiction | |
| May 1937 |
|
A Short History of the World | Pelican / Penguin Books | Nonfiction | |
| September 1946 | A Short History of the World | Penguin Books | Nonfiction | ||
| 1953 |
|
Die Geschichte Unserer Welt | Zsolnay | Nonfiction | |
| 1960 |
|
A Short History of the World | Pelican / Penguin Books | Nonfiction | |
| December 2010 |
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Uma Breve História do Mundo | L & PM | Nonfiction | |
| March 2011 | A Short History of the World | Project Gutenberg | Nonfiction | ||
| January 2016 |
|
A Short History of the World | A Word To The Wise | Nonfiction |