The History of Western Education is a 1921 book by a Scottish educator William Boyd, head of the Department of Education at Glasgow University in the first half of the 20th century. The work has been described as a "immensely successful" and "classic", and received ten editions between 1921 and 1972. The 4th edition has been described as having "established itself as a standard work in the field of educational history". The 7th edition has been expanded b Edmund J. King. References 1921 non-fiction books Books about education