The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by H. G. Wells
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"The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind" by H. G. Wells is a historical work published in 1920. This ambitious chronicle traces human civilization from Earth's origins to the First World War, exploring humanity's quest for common purpose and the development of free intelligence. Wells examines the cyclical conflicts between nomadic cultures and settled civilizations, rejecting theories of racial superiority while mapping how knowledge and democratic movements
shaped society. The work sold over two million copies and profoundly influenced history education worldwide. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Wells, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Barker, Ernest, Sir, 1874-1960 |
| Editor | Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 |
| Editor | Lankester, E. Ray (Edwin Ray), Sir, 1847-1929 |
| Editor | Murray, Gilbert, 1866-1957 |
| Illustrator | Horrabin, J. F. (James Francis), 1884-1962 |
| Title | The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Outline_of_History |
| Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif, Adam Buchbinder and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere |
| Subject | World history |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 45368 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-45368-2 |
| Release Date | Apr 12, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2572 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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