Book the outline of history hg wells 1922

Several revised versions were produced during wells. This is a beautiful vintage fourvolume set of history books called the outline of history, written by h. Wells vintage 1921 3rd edition book the outline of history by h. Vintage and collectible, hardback book with tooled leather cover h. The project gutenberg ebook of the outline of history, by. The outline of history has been heavily critisized for many, many reasons. Ray lankester, and professor gilbert murray the entire work revised and rearranged by the author illustrated by. He followed this with the wonderful visit 1897, the invisible man 1897, the war of the worlds 1898, when the sleeper wakes 1899, love and mr. Being a plain history of life and mankind is a work by h. Hg wells 18661946 was one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century.

Wells was very dissatisfied with the quality of history textbooks at the end of world war i, and so, between 1918 and 1919, produced a 1,324page work which was published in serial. The outline of history, subtitled either the whole story of man or being a plain history of life and mankind, is a book by h. It is written plainly for the general reader, but its aim goes beyond its use as merely interesting reading matter. The book was largely inspired by wells s earlier 1919 work the. There is damage to the top of the spine but book is still intact. Wells wellss twovolume outline of history, published in 1920, was the first general history constructed on an evolutionary, sociological and anthropological basis. Wells chronicling the history of the world from the origin of the earth to the first world war.

Herbert george wells snippet view 1949 outline of hist h. Of the world, the full text of wellss much shorter history, published in 1922. Wells is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Having been written by the renowned natural scientist, h. The outline of history was one of the first of wells books to be banned in nazi.

Its 667 pages contain a wealth of information on the history of humanity and include chapters on the first civilisations, the languages of mankind, the. The first comprehensive history of the world, the outline of history is a vibrant synthesis of real history, told in a sweeping, panoramic style, as if it were fiction. The world in space the world in time the beginnings of life the age of fishes the age of the coal swamps the age of reptiles the first birds and the first mammals the age of mammals monkeys, apes and submen the neanderthaler and the rhodesian man. And a short history of the world has expanded my vision on history, and helped me tremendously. The outline of history, subtitled either the whole story of man or being a plain history of life and mankind, is a work by h. Being a plain history of life and mankind by herbert george wells addeddate 20101027 22. Being a plain history of life and mankind by hg wells. This particular edition covers human history through 1920. Originally published in 1919, this early work by legendary english author h. Chapter titles from which quotes are taken are given separate sections, but not all chapters are quoted.

First edition published 1920, third edition 1921 and fourth edition 1922. The text itself is quite suspect in places the discipline of history has advanced exponentially in the last this is an interesting read though not entirely for the. It sold more than two million copies, was translated. The book itself is excellent, full of interesting historical analysis and speculation on h. T his outline of history is an attempt to tell, truly and clearly, in one continuous narrative, the whole story of life and mankind so far as it is known today. Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe. Being a plain history of life and mankind, volume 1. A short history of the world 1922 although it drew on the same research as wellss outline of history. This is the fourth edition, revised and rearranged.

Wells was a futurist and he predicted world war ii in this book. The outline of history, subtitled either the whole story of man or being a plain history of life and mankind, is a work by herbert george wells that first appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 november 1919 and was published. Wells, the outline of history, the whole story of man 610 hg wells did not write a history as much as he wrote a manifesto and a worldview. Later editions were published with updated accounts of world events. I cant imagine anyone will read this book and agree with everything wells has to say, but he couches his arguments in such an interesting and insightful way that he makes you. Fascinated as much with the real world as his imaginary one, and displeased with the quality of history textbooks at the end of world war i, wells took on the task of writing his own book of world history. It was immensely popular and set the basis for this short history, which wells created to meet the needs of the busy general reader, too driven to study the maps and time charts of that. At first this was restricted to short stories and essays, but his first novel, the time machine 1895 was a fantastic success. In addition to writing a lot of science fiction works, wells also produced other numerous literary works under many other genres including history, social. Wells, this book show us how the history of the different regions of the world have had their effect on the history of india.

The outline of history was published in 1921 partly as a reaction to what wells saw as the failure of the league and to underscore mans history of aggression and repression. Buy a short history of the world book online at low prices. It is more interesting than most histories because it is from h. The salvaging of civilization the new teaching of history. Wells outline of history reminds me of an advertisement for the new york times that i saw many years ago, you dont have to read it all, but its nice to know its all here. A short history of the world is a periodpiece nonfictional historic work by english author h. Wells graduated from the normal school of science in london and taught school until 1893 when he began to write. This threevolume tome began with prehistory and followed the worlds events up through.

There is a feeling abroad that the teaching of history considered as a part of general education is in an. Wells that first appeared in an illustrated version of 24. This is a nice interesting history as long as you remember it is from 1922. Wells removes nationalism from the equation, creating the premier worldview of history, told from a global rather than a. It appeared in an illustrated version of 24 fortnightly installments beginning on 22 november 1919 and was published as a single volume in 1920. David lodges top 10 hg wells books david lodge the. This straightforward look at the worlds timeline, from the first appearance of humans to the reconstruction after world war i is an engaging and concise adventure story that also happens to be true. He reprised his outline in 1922 with a much shorter popular work, a short history of the world, a history book praised by albert einstein, and two long efforts, the science of life 1930written with his son g. Wells 1949, hardcover doubleday, volume i the outline of history by h. I found his storytelling of history to be very enjoyable.

Wells the english author, herbert george wells, also commonly referred to as the father of science fiction. His last book, mind at the end of its tether 1945, expressed pessimism about mankinds future prospects. Wells, a free text and ebook for easy online reading, study, and reference. Wells the outline of history being a plain history of life and mankind written originally with the advice and editiorial help of mr. A short history of the world is a periodpiece nonfictional historic work by h. Topics outline, history, mankind, humanity, historical, plain. Wells, born in the london suburb of bromley in 1866, began his literary career in earnest in 1895 with the publication of his first novel, the time machine. He spent the early part of the 1920s writing the outline of history, which like so many of his previous works was also enormously successful on both sides of the atlantic. The strand magazine nov 1922 p g wodehouse, h g wells 6. Wells in which he summarized much which was known or believed in his time about the courses of the worlds history. Time and history have not turned out to be entirely on wells side. Hg wells is a prolific author who spans several decades of writing with an impressive range of subjects. In 1919 he published the outline of history, a 1,324page book in three volumes, which he soon followed with the much shorter and highly.