All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia by Simon Garfield

All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopaedia

Simon Garfield

390 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative reflective medium-paced
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The encyclopaedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orvi...

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