Historical paper chase is a deeply dry affair

The Paper Trail. An Unexpected History of the World's Greatest Invention. By Alexander Monro. Allen Lane, €25.20. Reviewed by Anna Carey.

The printing press revolutionised the world, but paper was equally important. Picture: Getty

The Paper Trail

**An Unexpected History of the World's Greatest Invention**

**By** Alexander Monro

**Allen Lane,** €25.20

**Reviewed by** Anna Carey

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If you’re reading this review in print, you can thank a man called Cai Lun, a civil servant in second century China, who is generally credited with inventing paper as we know it back in 102 AD. Paper had actually existed in some form in China for several centuries, but it ...