Having grown up with a long-time fascination of myth, folklore and storytelling, this book was a must have for me. Styled as a long essay, it does exactly as the title suggests - telling us the history of myth as it has evolved through different human civilisations.

Armstrong does a great job of piquing the reader's interest of various eras, from the Palaeolithic period up to the last five hundred years or so and how science has played it's part. She provides plenty of references that allow a knowledge-hungry reader to read more deeply into these topics, but I think she did a wonderful job giving a good overview on the topic!