A History of Story-telling: Studies in the development of narrative

"A History of Story-telling: Studies in the Development of Narrative" by Arthur Ransome is a book that looks at how storytelling changed over time. It examines the art of telling stories in different periods and places, less about historical events themselves and more about the different styles of writing and traditions. The book starts by thinking about what storytelling really is and how difficult it is to explain. Ransome explains that he wants to show the art of storytelling through interesting examples and that we will have to think about more than just the timeline of events. He shows how important old stories are and how connected they are to what it means to be human, explaining that the first storytellers helped us understand culture and right and wrong because of their stories.