Remarkable People
We were inspired to look more closely at some of the key figures that appear in our Little History books by an interaction with a reader on the Little History facebook page. We really liked the idea of finding out what the series has to say about all sorts of ‘remarkable people’, both heroes and villains, and we’re putting together this resource for you to explore. Whether you’re looking for help with your homework (!), or trying to fill a gap in your knowledge, Little History books and their cast of characters have plenty to offer.
Guatama Buddha
Englightened sage and founder of Buddhism
c. 563 BC – c. 483 BC
Gautama Buddha was an enlightened thinker from the ancient Shakya Republic (Lumbini, Nepal). After a privileged upbringing, Buddha was eager to gain a better understanding of the world and as a result became a penitent and closed himself off from other people. He finally had his moment of realisation after coming out of his six-year experience of fasting and living as a hermit. Buddha’s enlightenment, which came as he sat under a fig tree, acts as the foundation for Buddhism, which believes in a path of moderation away from the extremes of self-indulgence and self-mortification.
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A Little History of the World – Illustrated Edition
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. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in twenty-five languages across the world.
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A Little History of Philosophy
We all grow up incessantly asking our parents, teachers and peers ‘why’, ‘what’ and ‘how’. Some people never stop. In the illuminating and very readable A Little History of Philosophy, Nigel Warburton tells us about 40 of the most special questioners a …
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A Little History of the World
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. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in twenty-five languages across the world.
More about A Little History of the World
