A 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.