HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS

Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will feature writing in English from various genres and differing times. 'A History of the World in 101/2 Chapters' by Julian Barnes is edited by Ron Middleton of the University of Reading.