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'''''12 Books That Changed the World''''' is a book by [[Melvyn Bragg]], published in 2006. |
'''''12 Books That Changed the World''''' is a book by [[Melvyn Bragg]], published in 2006. Upon its release, it was screened on ITV, and received generally negative reviews. |
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== Synopsis == |
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The twelve books listed were: |
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In the book Bragg discusses twelve British books that he contends changed the world. These books are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Melvyn Bragg and the twelve books that changed the world |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/default_content/12402261.melvyn-bragg-twelve-books-changed-world/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=HeraldScotland |date=20 April 2006 |language=en}}</ref> |
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* ''[[Principia Mathematica]]'' by [[Isaac Newton]] |
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* ''[[Married Love]]'' |
* ''[[Married Love]]'' by [[Marie Stopes]] |
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* [[Magna Carta]] |
* [[Magna Carta]] |
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* [[Laws of the Game (association football)|Book of Rules of Association Football]] |
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* ''[[On the Origin of Species]]'' |
* ''[[On the Origin of Species]]'' by [[Charles Darwin]] |
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* '' |
* ''On the Abolition of the Slave Trade'' |
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* ''[[A Vindication of the Rights of Woman]]'' |
* ''[[A Vindication of the Rights of Woman]]'' by [[Mary Wollstonecraft]] |
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* '' |
* ''Experimental Researches in Electricity'' by [[Michael Faraday]] |
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* [[Richard Arkwright]]'s patent specification for his "[[Spinning machines|Spinning Machine]]" |
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* ''[[Patent Specification for Arkwright’s Spinning Machine]]'' (1769) — [[Richard Arkwright]] |
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* [[The King James Bible]] |
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* [[King James Version of the Bible|The King James Bible]] (1611) — [[William Tyndale]] and 54 scholars appointed by the king |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'' by [[Adam Smith]] |
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* [[First Folio|''The First Folio'']] by [[William Shakespeare]] |
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== Release == |
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''12 Books That Changed the World'' was first published in the United Kingdom in 2006 and was accompanied by a four part special screened on ITV.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Burrell |first=Ian |date=September 8, 2005 |title=Sex, maths, and a spinning machine: the 12 British books that changed the world |work=The Independent (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/723391334/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ackroyd |first=Peter |date=April 15, 2006 |title=A practical guide to shattering the earth |language=en |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-practical-guide-to-shattering-the-earth-07xm3nfm8sv |access-date=2022-07-12 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
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Upon release ''12 Books That Changed the World'' received criticism from reviewers who noted that several items in the list were not considered books.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 24, 2006 |title=Bragging writes |work=South China Morning Post}}</ref> Others also criticized the list as focusing on works put out by white British men, as well as the length of the list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrish |first=John |date=2006-04-15 |title=12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/12-books-that-changed-the-world-by-melvyn-bragg-358108.html |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Nigel |last2=Howse |first2=Christopher |date=September 8, 2005 |title=Bragg's 12 books that changed the world ...and here are 12 that had even more impact on our lives |work=The Daily Telegraph (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/753273778/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1}}</ref> [[Miles Kington|Miles Kingston]] noted that the list was absent of any foreign texts.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kingston |first=Miles |date=April 25, 2006 |title=All this statistical hot air is leading to global warming |work=The Independent (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722922096/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1}}</ref> [[Laurie Taylor (sociologist)|Laurie Taylor]] commented on the criticism in a review for ''[[The Independent]]'', writing that he was "put off by the assumption that anyone who doesn't whole-heartedly join Bragg in his latest popularising endeavour is something of a spoilsport or dangerous elitist."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Laurie |date=April 21, 2006 |title=12 Books That Changed the World (review) |work=The Independent (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722920482/?terms=%2212%20Books%20That%20Changed%20the%20World%22%20Bragg&match=1}}</ref> Christopher Howse of ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' was also critical, compiling a list of works that he felt had more of a global impact.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Tim Cribb of the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' panned the book, writing that it "reads like a rehash of his television treatment for the series of the same name" and that "Even the illustrations look like carefully selected stills from the visual sequences that accompany his dialogue".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cribb |first=Tim |date=January 28, 2007 |title=12 Books that Changed the World (review) |work=South China Morning Post}}</ref> [[Paul Callan]] of the ''[[Daily Express]]'' was also critical, stating that "selecting 12 books that changed the world is the stuff of which pretentious dinner parties are made".<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 21, 2006 |title=The dirty dozen: critics jump on Bragg's literary history |work=The Bookseller}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 02:49, 25 September 2023
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12 Books That Changed the World is a book by Melvyn Bragg, published in 2006. Upon its release, it was screened on ITV, and received generally negative reviews.
Synopsis
[edit]In the book Bragg discusses twelve British books that he contends changed the world. These books are as follows:[1]
- Principia Mathematica by Isaac Newton
- Married Love by Marie Stopes
- Magna Carta
- Book of Rules of Association Football
- On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
- On the Abolition of the Slave Trade
- A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
- Experimental Researches in Electricity by Michael Faraday
- Richard Arkwright's patent specification for his "Spinning Machine"
- The King James Bible
- The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
- The First Folio by William Shakespeare
Release
[edit]12 Books That Changed the World was first published in the United Kingdom in 2006 and was accompanied by a four part special screened on ITV.[2][3]
Reception
[edit]Upon release 12 Books That Changed the World received criticism from reviewers who noted that several items in the list were not considered books.[4] Others also criticized the list as focusing on works put out by white British men, as well as the length of the list.[5][6] Miles Kingston noted that the list was absent of any foreign texts.[7] Laurie Taylor commented on the criticism in a review for The Independent, writing that he was "put off by the assumption that anyone who doesn't whole-heartedly join Bragg in his latest popularising endeavour is something of a spoilsport or dangerous elitist."[8] Christopher Howse of The Daily Telegraph was also critical, compiling a list of works that he felt had more of a global impact.[6]
Tim Cribb of the South China Morning Post panned the book, writing that it "reads like a rehash of his television treatment for the series of the same name" and that "Even the illustrations look like carefully selected stills from the visual sequences that accompany his dialogue".[9] Paul Callan of the Daily Express was also critical, stating that "selecting 12 books that changed the world is the stuff of which pretentious dinner parties are made".[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Melvyn Bragg and the twelve books that changed the world". HeraldScotland. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ Burrell, Ian (September 8, 2005). "Sex, maths, and a spinning machine: the 12 British books that changed the world". The Independent (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Ackroyd, Peter (April 15, 2006). "A practical guide to shattering the earth". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ "Bragging writes". South China Morning Post. September 24, 2006.
- ^ Morrish, John (2006-04-15). "12 Books That Changed the World by Melvyn Bragg". The Independent. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Nigel; Howse, Christopher (September 8, 2005). "Bragg's 12 books that changed the world ...and here are 12 that had even more impact on our lives". The Daily Telegraph (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Kingston, Miles (April 25, 2006). "All this statistical hot air is leading to global warming". The Independent (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Taylor, Laurie (April 21, 2006). "12 Books That Changed the World (review)". The Independent (Newspapers.com).
- ^ Cribb, Tim (January 28, 2007). "12 Books that Changed the World (review)". South China Morning Post.
- ^ "The dirty dozen: critics jump on Bragg's literary history". The Bookseller. April 21, 2006.