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A Little History of the World: Illustrated Edition

Gombrich, E H
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historical fiction popular history past tense third limited POV ~420 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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didactic encyclopedic authoritative

A historical fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, epic scope. Character-driven and action-forward. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence.

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Prose density 45
sparsedense
Pacing 60
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 20
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 10
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 70%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 20%
seriouscomedic
Romance 10%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count105,114
Page count~420 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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