First published March 1943 Revised and enlarged edition 1945
This little book I dedicate to you, my three children, in East, North and West, hoping that, when you are grown up, the world will once again be safe for studying and enjoying the achievements of all nations
Made and printed in Great Britain for Penguin Books Limited, by Richard Clay and Company Ltd., Bungay, Suffolk.
Collogravure plates printed in Great Britain by Harrison and Sons Ltd., 44-47, St. Martin’s Lane, London, W.C.2., printers to H.M. The King