In this Very Short Introduction, Andrew Robinson tells the fascinating story of the history of writing, shedding light on its development and examining the enormous variety of writing and scripts we use today
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Andrew Robinson is a Visiting Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge. The former Literary Editor of The Times Higher Education Supplement, his books include The Story of Writing and Lost Languages: The Enigma of the World's Undeciphered Scripts.
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