All the Knowledge in the World by Simon Garfield

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/20233 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All the Knowledge in the World Author: Simon Garfield Narrator: Tim Bentinck Format: mp3 Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins Release date: 02-28-23 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 10 ratings Genres: Writing & Publishing Publisher's Summary: The encyclopedia once shaped our understanding of the world. Created by thousands of scholars and the most obsessive of editors, a good set conveyed a sense of absolute wisdom on its reader. Contributions from Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Orville Wright, Alfred Hitchcock, Marie Curie and Indira Gandhi helped millions of children with their homework. Adults cleared their shelves in the belief that everything that was explainable was now effortlessly accessible in their living rooms.