| − | '''''A Study of History''''' is the 12-volume work of [[Britain|British]] [[historian]] [[Arnold J. Toynbee]], written between 1927 and 1953. It is said to be the longest written work ever composed by a single author in the English language. In it he traces the birth, growth and breakdown, and disintegration of some 21 to 23 major civilizations. | + | '''''A Study of History''''' is the 12-volume work of [[Britain|British]] [[historian]] [[Arnold Toynbee|Arnold J. Toynbee]], written between 1927 and 1953. It is said to be the longest written work ever composed by a single author in the English language. In it he traces the birth, growth and breakdown, and disintegration of some 21 to 23 major civilizations. |